Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 274 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique to SE. Cape Prov. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Swaziland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drège [4502b], South Africa K000098882 Unknown type material Yes
Drège [4502b], South Africa K000098883 Unknown type material Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2002], South Africa K001148581 Yes
Burrows, J.E. [10646], South Africa K001148591 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2389], South Africa K001148595 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1455], South Africa K001148603 Yes
Wood, J.M. [429], South Africa K001148605 Yes
Codd, L.E.W. [8802], South Africa K001148598 Yes
Ward, C.J. [1915], South Africa K001148604 Yes
Sanderson, J. [461], South Africa K001148602 Yes
Smuts, N.R. [s.n.], South Africa K001148612 Yes
s.coll [429], South Africa K001148580 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [14477], South Africa K001148610 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [68], United Kingdom K001148586 Yes
Gertsner, J. [6716], South Africa K001148588 Yes
Rehmann, A. [8575], South Africa K001148583 Yes
Wilms, F. [388], South Africa K001148589 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2002], South Africa K001148593 Yes
s.coll [s.n.], South Africa K001148609 Yes
Burrows, J.E. [11029], South Africa K001148592 Yes
Schijff, H.P. van der [4140], South Africa K001148606 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2778], South Africa K001148584 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4851], South Africa K001148594 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2642], South Africa K001148596 Yes
s.coll [29], South Africa K001148608 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [A-51], South Africa K001148607 Yes
s.coll [s.n.], South Africa K001148585 Yes
s.coll [s.n.], South Africa K001148582 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [14300], South Africa K001148599 Yes
Strey, R.G. [9302], South Africa K001148600 Yes
s.coll [29], South Africa K001148590 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5334], South Africa K001148601 Yes
s.coll [1204], South Africa K001148579 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2642], South Africa K001148597 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [62], United Kingdom K001148587 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [10942], South Africa K001148611 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0