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December 2023

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Dioscorea ovata Vell.

This species name was first published in Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 117 (1831) 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-0000393162.

Synonyms of Dioscorea ovata Vell.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Dioscorea adenocarpa Mart. ex Griseb. Fl. Bras. 3(1): 29 (1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000388844
Dioscorea adenocarpa var. balansae Uline ex R.Knuth Pflanzenr. , IV, 43: 54 (1924) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000388845
Dioscorea adenocarpa var. chartacea Uline ex R.Knuth Pflanzenr. , IV, 43: 54 (1924) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000388848
Helmia adenocarpa (Mart. ex Griseb.) Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 425 (1850) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000439573
Dioscorea adenocarpa var. balansae Uline wfo-0001045952