Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea oryzetorum Prain & Burkill

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 242 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, Laos, 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.
  • Wilkin, P. & Thapyai, C. (2009). Flora of Thailand 10(1): 1-140. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Wilkin, P., Thapyai, C. & Chayamarit, K. (2007). Lectotypification of Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae) names from Thailand. Kew Bulletin 62: 251-258.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • 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?
Kerr, A.F.G. [9349] Thailand K000098304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9350] Thailand K000098305 Type Yes
Collins, D.J. [984] Thailand K000098303 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9352] Thailand K000098306 Type Yes
Pételot, H. [4154] Laos Dioscorea oryzetorum var. angustifolia K001144116 Yes
Put, N. [2544] Thailand Dioscorea oryzetorum var. angustifolia K001144115 Yes
Pételot, H. [4154] Laos Dioscorea oryzetorum var. angustifolia K001144117 Yes
Thorel [287] Vietnam Dioscorea oryzetorum var. angustifolia K001144114 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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 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