Dioscorea preussii subsp. preussii

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tropical Africa. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Tanzania

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2024). Flore du Gabon 62: 1-72. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Cheek, M. [13430] Cameroon K000580364 No
Jan 1, 2004 Onana, J.-M. [1810] Cameroon K000746169 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Kenfack, D. [313] Cameroon K000109605 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2558] Cameroon K000109586 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [1965] Cameroon K000109587 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [7099] Cameroon K000109606 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [7100] Cameroon K000109607 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2454] Cameroon K000109598 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Cable, S. [4] Cameroon K000027238 Yes
Oct 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [379] Cameroon K000109608 Yes
Welwitsch [4040] Angola Dioscorea andongensis K000098511 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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