Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea laurifolia Wall. ex Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 6: 293 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to Malaya, Borneo. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam

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.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • Wilkin, P. & Thapyai, C. (2009). Flora of Thailand 10(1): 1-140. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Madani, L.; George [120488] Malaysia K001144411 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [32555] Malaysia K001143194 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [33964] Malaysia K001143204 Yes
s.coll [1207] Malaysia K001143211 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1544] Malaysia K001143172 Yes
Kadim; Noor, M. [K 368] Malaysia K001143234 Yes
J.C. [1610] Malaysia K001143228 Yes
Shah (Bin Haji Mohamad Nur), M.; Noor [901] Malaysia K001143199 Yes
s.coll [832] K001143225 Yes
Hardial; Sidek [471] Malaysia K001143217 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [2388] Malaysia K001143187 Yes
s.coll [5556] Malaysia K001143226 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1184] Malaysia K001143168 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [2187] Malaysia K001143230 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [1229] Malaysia K001143183 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] Malaysia K001143214 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [2951] Malaysia K001143186 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K.; et al. [7550] Brunei K001144412 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [33961] Malaysia K001143203 Yes
Hullett [391] Singapore K001143240 Yes
Laman, T.G.; Rachman, I.A.; Mirmanto, E. [TL653] Indonesia K001144414 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1186] Malaysia K001143170 Yes
Wong, K.M. [WKM1426] Brunei K001144410 Yes
s.coll [7618] Singapore K001143238 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1544] Malaysia K001143175 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11909] Thailand K001143949 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Unknown K001143219 No
Shah (Bin Haji Mohamad Nur), M.; Kadim [531] Malaysia K001143189 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [2006] Malaysia K001143206 Yes
Mus, F.M.S. [s.n.] Malaysia K001143209 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [31348] Malaysia K001143207 Yes
Imin, K.; Ummul Nazrah, A.R.; Nazri M, A. [FRI 74653] Malaysia K001143232 Yes
Herb Maingay, A.C. [1701] Malaysia K001143181 Yes
Said, I.M.; Nangkat, N.; Zinin, S.H.; Abdullah, I.; Sing, H. [16200] Brunei K001144407 Yes
Smythies, B.E. [12639] Malaysia K001144408 Yes
Burkill, H.M.; Shah, M.D. [1073] Malaysia K001143200 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P 4278] Malaysia K001143198 Yes
Smythies, B.E. [12639] Malaysia K001144413 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1490] Malaysia K001143182 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [2343] Malaysia K001143184 Yes
Fidilis; Asik [96383] Malaysia K001144418 Yes
Ismail, R. [KEP 98505] Malaysia K001143188 Yes
Chew, W.L. [854] Malaysia K001143236 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P 4163] Malaysia K001143197 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] Singapore K001143237 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1487] Malaysia K001143171 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1526] Malaysia K001143174 Yes
Shah (Bin Haji Mohamad Nur), M. [1521] Malaysia K001143210 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1545] Malaysia K001143169 Yes
Imin, K.; et al [FRI 71906] Malaysia K001143192 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [15616] Malaysia K001143213 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [32555] Malaysia K001143195 Yes
King's collector [5449] Malaysia K001143185 Yes
s.coll [5556] Malaysia K001143227 Yes
Sugau, J.B. [JBS148] Malaysia K001144417 Yes
Hose, G. [63] Malaysia K001143216 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1542] Malaysia K001143178 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [s.n.] Singapore K001143235 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [2286] Malaysia K001143231 Yes
Imin, K.; Kiew, R.; Mohd. Hairul, M.A.; et al. [58646] Malaysia K001144406 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [4809] Singapore K001143239 Yes
Shah (Bin Haji Mohamad Nur), M.; Kadim [531] Malaysia K001143190 Yes
Fidilis; Sumbing [96371] Malaysia K001144416 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [31348] Malaysia K001143208 Yes
Lugas, L. [931] Malaysia K001144415 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [728] Malaysia K001143193 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1517] Malaysia K001143177 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [3358] Malaysia K001143176 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1543] Malaysia K001143173 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [32555] Malaysia K001143196 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [32920] Thailand K001143947 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1516] Malaysia K001143179 Yes
Millard, A.H.; Gadoh anak Umbai [1774] Malaysia K001143202 Yes
Teruya, Z. [910] Malaysia K001143233 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Malaysia K001143215 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Unknown K001143218 No
Holttum, R.E. [21601] Malaysia K001143205 Yes
Kessler; et al [PK2370] Indonesia K001144419 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] Malaysia K001143212 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [1354] Malaysia K001143229 Yes
s.coll [1073] Malaysia K001143201 Yes
Nguyen Van Du; Rattana [CB-VN 41] Cambodia K001143948 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Ferguson, I.K.; et al. [7550] Brunei K001144409 Yes
Curtis, C. [2292] Malaysia K001143180 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