Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea benthamii Prain & Burkill

First published in J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 448 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. China, Taiwan. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, Taiwan

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.
  • Hang, Y.Y. (2020). Dioscoreaceae in China : color-illustrated Chinese and English bilingual edition: 1-476. Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hang, Y.Y. (2020). Dioscoreaceae in China : color-illustrated Chinese and English bilingual edition: 1-476. Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tso, C.L. [21724] Hong Kong K001141900 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [8206] Hong Kong K001141911 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [21154] China K001141898 Yes
Chun, W.Y. [7468] Hong Kong K001141901 No
Shiu Ying Hu [13775A] Hong Kong K001141904 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10384] Hong Kong K001141908 Yes
Wright, C. [328] Hong Kong K001141896 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [21696] China K001141897 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [4] Hong Kong K001141902 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10464] Hong Kong K001141905 Yes
s.coll. [536] Hong Kong K000098141 Type Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10552] Hong Kong K001141914 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10451] Hong Kong K001141913 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10384] Hong Kong K001141907 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10464] Hong Kong K001141906 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10649] Hong Kong K001141909 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [9073] Hong Kong K001141910 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [21154] China K001141899 Yes
Shiu Ying Hu [10451] Hong Kong K001141912 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