Dioscorea wrightii Uline ex R.Knuth

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 208 (1917)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Cuba. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • Pérez-Camacho, J. & Raz, L. (2017). Flora de la República de Cuba, Ser. A, 22(1): 1-63.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hioram, B. [2087] Cuba K001149224 Yes
Curtis, A.H. [505] K001149387 No
Shafer, J.A. [13436] Cuba K001149219 Yes
Curtis, A.H. [506] K001149388 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [13525] Cuba K001149221 Yes
Wright, C. [3255] Cuba K000099052 Type Yes
Wright, C. [692] Cuba K001149218 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [13436] Cuba K001149223 Yes
Curtis, A.H. [506] K001149389 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [13525] Cuba K001149222 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [13525] Cuba K001149220 Yes
Nash, G.V.; Taylor, N. [1583] Haiti K001149225 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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