Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1033 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bhattacharya, R.P., Pal, D.C. & Pati, B.R. (2014). A sytematic census of monocot climbers of Bihar anf Jharkhand states. Indian Journal of Forestry 37: 317-324.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Samanta, A.K. (2006). The genus Dioscorea L. in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas - a census. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 555-563.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Samanta, A.K. (2006). The genus Dioscorea L. in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas - a census. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 555-563.
  • Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1983 s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000950638 Paratype Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000098227 Paratype Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Röttler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka K000098226 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1983 s.coll. [s.n.] India K000951200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka K000098228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Rottler, J.P. [sn] Sri Lanka K000950639 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1983 s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000951201 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Walker [147] India K000098232 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Wight. R. [2824] India K000098230 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Heyne, B. [sn] India K000098225 Paratype Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Macrae [111] Sri Lanka K000098236 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Walker [46] Sri Lanka K000098231 Lectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1983 s.coll. [597] India K000098229 Paratype Yes
Dec 1, 1983 s.coll. [s.n.] Indian Subcontinent K000951199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 19, 1928 Wight [2825] India K000098235 Type Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15093] India K001142974 Yes
Herb Griffith [5549] India K001142867 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [379] India K001142915 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [109] India K001142911 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104] K001104783 Unknown Type Material Yes
Keenan, R.L. [s.n.] India K001142865 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9788] K001142938 Yes
Bourne, G.C. [3033] K001142888 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3578] K001142954 Yes
Rudd, V.E. [3258] Sri Lanka K001142939 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2452] India K001142871 Yes
Haines, H.H. [100] K001142960 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20956] India K001142975 Yes
Haines, H.H. [5124] Pakistan K001142862 Yes
Pulneys [s.n.] India K001142883 Yes
Waas, S. [1028] Sri Lanka K001142932 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Dassanayake, M.D.; Balasubramanium, S. [487] Sri Lanka K001142926 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001142941 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Strudwick, J.; Mii, M.; Hanashiro, H. [3269] Sri Lanka K001142906 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3580] K001142952 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [5517] Sri Lanka K001142901 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [HP16] Sri Lanka K001142951 Yes
Waas, S. [1109] Sri Lanka K001142925 Yes
Bourne, G.C. [s.n.] India K001142891 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9788] India K001142958 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Strudwick, J.; Mii, M.; Hanashiro, H. [3289] Sri Lanka K001142900 Yes
Bourne, G.C. [194] K001142882 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3799] Sri Lanka K001142895 Yes
s.coll [5704] India K001142943 Yes
Barnes, E. [1000] India K001142922 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Strudwick, J.; Mii, M.; Hanashiro, H. [3279] Sri Lanka K001142949 Yes
Naithani, B.D. [21141] India K001142878 Yes
Bourne, G.C. [3034] K001142887 Yes
s.coll [5105] K001142866 Yes
Herb Griffith [5537] India K001142863 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] India K001142870 Yes
Sedgwick, L.J. [4025] K001142953 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [47306] India K001142880 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [2127] India K001142962 Yes
Bourne, G.C. [3560] K001142890 Yes
Woodrow, G.M. [s.n.] India K001142961 Yes
Xiao, B.Z. [4384] China K001141998 Yes
Dassanayake, M.D. [503] Sri Lanka K001142937 Yes
s.coll [17954] India K001142907 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [1416] Sri Lanka K001142935 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14494] India K001142979 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [585] Sri Lanka K001142928 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3825] Sri Lanka K001142897 Yes
Belcher, R.O. [315] India K001142966 Yes
s.coll [1443] India K001142973 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15179] India K001142909 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21753] India K001142945 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [402] India K001142873 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] India K001142946 Yes
Saulière, A. [499] India K001142969 Yes
Booth [s.n.] K001142869 Yes
Bourne, G.C. [3034] K001142886 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3794] Sri Lanka K001142898 Yes
Person [2303] India K000098233 Type Yes
Maesen, L.J.G., van der [3954] India K001142879 Yes
Barber, C.A. [1028] India K001142914 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001142967 Yes
Haines, H.H. [4029] Pakistan K001142859 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [186] India K001142913 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [4327] Sri Lanka K001142930 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3770] Sri Lanka K001142948 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] India K001142910 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001142965 Yes
Fosberg, F.R. [57850] Sri Lanka K001142931 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [3162] India K001142908 Yes
Waas, S. [1110] Sri Lanka K001142929 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [585½] Sri Lanka K001142927 Yes
Fernandes, J. [589] India K001142876 Yes
Barnes, E. [1490] India K001142968 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20962] India K001142976 Yes
Walker [s.n.] Sri Lanka K001142950 Yes
Saulière, A. [499] India K001142970 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1031] India K001142861 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Strudwick, J.; Mii, M.; Hanashiro, H. [3290] Sri Lanka K001142904 Yes
Saldanha, C.J. [13457] India K001142877 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Strudwick, J.; Mii, M.; Hanashiro, H. [3281] Sri Lanka K001142933 Yes
Herb Wight [2825] India K001142959 Yes
s.coll [HP15] Sri Lanka K001142940 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [364] India K001142917 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17788] India K001142944 Yes
Fosberg, F.R.; Jayasinghe, P. [57102] Sri Lanka K001142934 Yes
Thomson, G. [71] India K001142921 Yes
Wenger, W.J.L. [402] India K001142874 Yes
Rahman, M.A.; et al [5660] Bangladesh K001142864 Yes
Barnes, E. [1002] India K001142919 Yes
Bedi, S.J. [BEDI2816] K001142860 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3799] Sri Lanka K001142894 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15179] India K001142977 Yes
Xiao, B.Z. [4461] China K001141997 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3794] Sri Lanka K001142899 Yes
Saulière, A. [210] India K001142972 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [41801] India K001142881 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001142872 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15605] India K001142978 Yes
Bell, T.R.D. [4070] K001142955 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Koyama, T.M.; Koyama, V. [3308] Sri Lanka K001142892 Yes
s.coll [120] India K001142971 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [s.n.] India K001142963 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [524] Sri Lanka K001142936 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001142920 Yes
Pulneys [s.n.] India K001142884 Yes
Bourne, G.C. [3035] India K001142889 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3759] Sri Lanka K001142903 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3831] Sri Lanka K001142893 Yes
Balakrishnan, N.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [NBK1098] Sri Lanka K001142947 Yes
Fernandes, J. [589] India K001142875 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001142912 Yes
Venugopal, N. [RHT15896] India K001142918 Yes
Narayanaswami, V. [18] India K001142916 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] India K001142868 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3759] Sri Lanka K001142902 Yes
Calder, C.C.; Ramaswami, M.S. [743] India K001142885 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3825] Sri Lanka K001142896 Yes
Haines, H.H. [4029] Pakistan K001142858 Yes
Herb Stocks [s.n.] K001142957 Yes
Barnes, E. [1027] India K001142923 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5104] K001104784 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Adachi, I. [3766] Sri Lanka K001142924 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] India K001142942 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Strudwick, J.; Mii, M.; Hanashiro, H. [3282] Sri Lanka K001142905 Yes
Wang, F.T. [22139] China Dioscorea opposita K001141764 Yes
Steward, A.N. [9676] China Dioscorea opposita K001141752 Yes
Ching, R.C. [1958] China Dioscorea opposita K001141753 Yes
Henry, A. [2023] China Dioscorea opposita K000098162 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll [207] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141807 Yes
s.coll [246 [?]] Dioscorea opposita K001141804 No
Gay, J.É. [s.n.] Dioscorea opposita K001141778 Yes
Hickin, H.J. [s.n.] China Dioscorea opposita K001141785 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [3106] China Dioscorea opposita K001141774 Yes
Wang, F.T. [20738a] China Dioscorea opposita K001141769 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11307] China Dioscorea opposita K001141801 Yes
s.coll [624] China Dioscorea opposita K001141796 Yes
Henry, A. [1538] China Dioscorea opposita K001141780 No
Faurie, P. [811] Japan Dioscorea opposita K001141791 Yes
s.coll [207] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141812 Yes
Wang, F.T. [21898] China Dioscorea opposita K001141766 Yes
Henry, A. [1857] China Dioscorea opposita K001141781 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] China Dioscorea opposita K001141805 No
s.coll [207] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141809 Yes
s.coll [207] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141810 Yes
Fang, W.P. [2147] China Dioscorea opposita K001141759 Yes
Wang, F.T. [20740a] China Dioscorea opposita K001141788 Yes
Wang, F.T. [22198a] China Dioscorea opposita K001141767 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] China Dioscorea opposita K001141777 Yes
Wang Zhong-tao [870356] China Dioscorea opposita K001141771 Yes
Faber, E. [s.n.] China Dioscorea opposita K001141761 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [5444] China Dioscorea opposita K001141758 Yes
Meyer, F.N. [1608] China Dioscorea opposita K001141802 No
s.coll [s.n.] Dioscorea opposita K001141779 Yes
s.coll [207] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141811 Yes
Wang Yang-Ming [405] China Dioscorea opposita K001141773 Yes
Ching, R.C. [8725] China Dioscorea opposita K001141751 No
Zhou Zhong-ze [153] China Dioscorea opposita K001141772 Yes
Wang, Z.T. [870177] China Dioscorea opposita K001141770 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7599] China Dioscorea opposita K001141800 Yes
Law, Y.W. [757] China Dioscorea opposita K001141776 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [11307] China Dioscorea opposita K001141760 Yes
Wang, F.T. [22530a] China Dioscorea opposita K001141787 No
Fang, W.P. [7413] China Dioscorea opposita K001141798 Yes
Steward, A.N. [7274] China Dioscorea opposita K001141795 Yes
Cheng, C.H. [3140] China Dioscorea opposita K001141793 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2711] China Dioscorea opposita K001141755 Yes
Steward, A.N. [7274] China Dioscorea opposita K001141799 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [5519] China Dioscorea opposita K001141757 Yes
Tsai, H.T. [50188] China Dioscorea opposita K001141768 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [14075] China Dioscorea opposita K001141754 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [5444] China Dioscorea opposita K001141762 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [s.n.] China Dioscorea opposita K001141775 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] China Dioscorea opposita K001141803 Yes
Howdry, H. [26] China Dioscorea opposita K001141783 Yes
Wang, F.T. [22154] China Dioscorea opposita K001141789 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [5388] China Dioscorea opposita K001141756 Yes
Dorsett, P.H.; Dorsettm J.H. [789] China Dioscorea opposita K001141790 Yes
s.coll [[77]] Dioscorea opposita K001141806 Yes
Cheo, H.C. [357] China Dioscorea opposita K001141794 Yes
s.coll [207] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141808 Yes
Farges, R.P. [s.n.] China Dioscorea opposita K001141792 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141784 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Japan Dioscorea opposita K001141782 Yes
Ching, R.C. [8461] China Dioscorea opposita K001141797 Yes
Chow, H.F. [40451] China Dioscorea opposita K001141786 Yes
Wang, F.T. [23561] China Dioscorea opposita K001141765 Yes
Wang, F.T. [22139] China Dioscorea opposita K001141763 Yes
Steward, A.N. [2381] China Dioscorea opposita K001141750 Yes
s.coll [207] United Kingdom Dioscorea opposita K001141813 Yes

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