WFO logo

Snapshots of the taxonomy

WFO Logo

As classified in WFO snapshot

December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

species

Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1033 (1753) 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-0000393046.

Synonyms of Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Fl. Jap. : 151 (1784) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000393037
Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000393052
Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000393058
Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 30 (1914) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000393064