Nomenclature: wfo-0000395462
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Dioscorea spicata Nov. Pl. Sp. : 371 (1821)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Nov. Pl. Sp. 371. 1821 [Apr 1821] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098203: Thwaites, G.H.K. [2871] Sri Lanka Link to Lectotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000098204: Thwaites, G.H.K. [2871] Sri Lanka Link to Type provided by Kew
- person : Albrecht Wilhelm Roth (1757-1834) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Roth' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 318611-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-240944
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-240944
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2023-06 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea > Dioscorea spicata
Synonyms
- Dioscorea nummularia var. glauca
- Dioscorea spicata var. anamallayana
- Dioscorea spicata var. parvifolia
Taxonomic References
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-240944 Based on the initial data import