Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 386 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique to S. Africa. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 273 (1893).
  • Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 386 (1850).
  • Wilkin in Kew Bull. 56: 383 (2001).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [55] Eswatini K001148523 Yes
s.coll [3735] South Africa K001148534 Yes
Codd, L.E.W. [7782] South Africa K001148513 Yes
K:SPC-17202.000 No
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [186] South Africa K001148556 Yes
Codd, L.E.W. [6710] South Africa K001148514 Yes
Codd, L.E.W. [6710] South Africa K001148500 Yes
Cooper, T. [3247] South Africa K001148535 Yes
Wilms, F. [1493] South Africa K001148509 Yes
Burrows, J.E.; Turpin, B.C. [11024] South Africa K001148494 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [21853] South Africa K001148533 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1739] South Africa K001148487 Yes
s.coll [1046] South Africa K001148480 Yes
Mabatha, F.W.; Nkuna, L.A. [2587] South Africa K001148564 Yes
s.coll [4001] South Africa K001148478 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [177] South Africa K001148544 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001148501 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [200] South Africa K001148558 Yes
Ward, C.J. [3338] South Africa K001148537 Yes
Pegler, A. [739] South Africa K001148481 Yes
s.coll [7597] South Africa K001148550 Yes
Wood, J.M. [1035] South Africa K001148476 Yes
Archibald, E. [7538] South Africa K001148491 Yes
Büchner, H.; Wilson, A.P. [140] Eswatini K001148521 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [38] Eswatini K001148525 Yes
Pienaar, R.N. [495] South Africa K001148504 Yes
s.coll [498] South Africa K001148536 Yes
Pott, R. [5548] South Africa K001148503 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [444] South Africa K000098889 Type No
Pegler, A. [1812] K001148479 Yes
Archibald, E. [7535] South Africa K001148489 Yes
Gledhill, J.A. [7540] South Africa K001148492 Yes
Wyk, E., van [EVW 490] South Africa K001148566 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [146] Eswatini K001148526 Yes
Büchner, H.; Wilson, A.P. [143] Eswatini K001148517 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [228] South Africa K001148552 Yes
Codd, L.E.W. [6494] South Africa K001148512 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [184] South Africa K001148548 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001148486 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [196] South Africa K001148553 Yes
s.coll [1369] South Africa K001148541 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [32] South Africa K001148506 Yes
Mabatha, F.W.; Nkuna, L.A. [2587] South Africa K001148565 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [200] South Africa K001148559 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [55] Eswatini K001148522 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [67] United Kingdom K001148482 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [196] South Africa K001148554 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [205] South Africa K001148546 Yes
Coetzer, L.A. [163] South Africa K001148507 Yes
Büchner, H.; Wilson, A.P. [138] Eswatini K001148518 Yes
Wilson, A.P. [92] K001148529 Yes
Compton, R.H. [28390] Eswatini K001148516 Yes
Drège [4500] South Africa K000098887 Type No
Wilson, A.P. [92] South Africa K001148530 Yes
Balkwill, K.; Edwards, T.J.; Manning, J.C.; Norris, F.G.; et al [1692] South Africa K001148563 Yes
McDonald, D.J. [269] South Africa K001148562 Yes
Büchner, H.; Wilson, A.P. [142] Eswatini K001148519 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [38] Eswatini K001148524 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [186] South Africa K001148555 Yes
Wood, J.M. [753] South Africa K001148539 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [64] United Kingdom K001148488 Yes
Codd [6710] South Africa K001148497 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [12559] South Africa K001148484 Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [97] South Africa K000098888 No
Compton, R.H. [27124] Eswatini K001148527 Yes
Nel, M.D.S. [188] South Africa K001148551 Yes
Edwards, D. [1817] South Africa K001148561 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [1189] South Africa K000098890 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [6179] South Africa K001148531 Yes
Long, F.R. [139] South Africa K001148532 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner [200] South Africa K001148560 Yes
Scott; Smith; Ward [2] South Africa K001148542 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] South Africa K001148496 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1987] South Africa K001148510 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Büchner, H. [34] South Africa K001148505 Yes
Compton, R.H. [27300] Eswatini K001148528 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [851-29] United Kingdom K001148485 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [179] South Africa K001148545 Yes
Lang, W.H. [32282] South Africa K001148498 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [67] United Kingdom K001148483 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [177] South Africa K001148543 Yes
Lloyd [7704] South Africa K001148490 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [803] South Africa K001148508 Yes
Lloyd [7526 b] South Africa K001148493 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5737] South Africa K001148540 Yes
Obermeyer; Schweickerdt; Verdoorn [360] South Africa K001148477 Yes
Wood, J.M. [753] South Africa K000098891 Type No
Codd, L.E.W. [6058] South Africa K001148499 Yes
Sanderson, J. [232] South Africa K000098892 Syntype Yes
Koning, J., de [7662] Mozambique K001147651 Yes
Wilson; Büchner [138] Eswatini K001148520 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [200] South Africa K001148557 Yes
Ward, C.J. [3915] South Africa K001148538 Yes
Coetzer, L.A. [124] South Africa K001148502 Yes
Codd, L.E.W. [6710] South Africa K001148495 Yes
s.coll [7599] K001148549 Yes
Wilson, A.P.; Buchner, H. [198] South Africa K001148547 Yes
Gerstner, J. [5490] South Africa K001148511 Yes

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