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December 2023

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Dioscorea praehensilis Benth.

This species name was first published in Niger Fl. : 536 (1849) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000393994.

Synonyms of Dioscorea praehensilis Benth.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Dioscorea angustiflora Rendle Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 39 (1899) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389034
Dioscorea cayennensis var. praehensilis (Benth.) A.Chev. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. II, 8: 537 1936 wfo-0000389737
Dioscorea costermansiana De Wild. & T.Durand Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 1: 52 (1900) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000390160
Dioscorea liebrechtsiana De Wild. & T.Durand Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 1: 53 (1900) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000391968
Dioscorea odoratissima Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 146 (1892) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000393017
Dioscorea cayenensis var. praehensilis (Benth.) A.Chev. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. , sér. 2, 8: 537 (1936) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-1200016057