Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea grisebachii Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 853 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2017 Almeida de Jesus, J. [2155] Brazil K001765428 Yes
Nov 1, 2017 Fonseca, A.S. [187] Brazil K001765429 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Vervloet, R.R.; Bausen, E.; Pizziolo, W. [503] Brazil K001171713 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Demuner, V.; Bausen, E.; Pizziolo, W.; Ribeiro, R. [839] Brazil K001171732 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Vervloet, R.R.; Pizziolo, W.; Bausen, E. [406] Brazil K001171704 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Britto, R.C.; Rossini, J.; Rossini, L. [164] Brazil K001171733 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Kollmann, L.; Kollmann, R.L. [8037] Brazil K001171692 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Vervloet, R.R.; Bausen, E.; Pizziolo, W. [1088] Brazil K001171711 Yes
Apr 1, 2015 Boudet Fernandes, H., Q. [1828] Brazil K001171705 Yes
Sucre, D. [6718] Brazil K001765461 Yes
Sucre, D.; Ichaso, C. L. F.; Guimarães, E. F. [6108] Brazil K001765451 Yes
Leoni, L. S.; Nadruz, M. [5046] Brazil K001765462 Yes
Forzza, R.C.; Leitman, P.; Saavedra, M.M.; Silva, J.C. [4367] Brazil K001149600 Yes
Burchell [1426] Brazil K001149599 Yes
Sucre, D. [6025] Brazil Dioscorea filiformis K001589974 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0