Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea tamoidea Griseb.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 42 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cuba, Haiti. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Haiti

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

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?
Taylor, N. [299] Cuba K001149229 Yes
Combs, R. [414] Cuba K001149230 Yes
Wright, C. [692] Cuba K001149238 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [115] Cuba K001149232 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [506] K001149226 Yes
Wright, C. [3252] Cuba K001149235 Yes
Morton, C.V.; Acuna, J. [3392] Cuba K001149233 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Britton, E.G.; Wilson, P. [15710] Cuba K001149228 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [115] Cuba K001149231 Yes
Morton, C.V.; Acuna, J. [3440] Cuba K001149234 Yes
Underwood, L.M.; Earle, F.S. [1370] Cuba K001149227 Yes
Wright, C. [691] Cuba K001149236 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [4965] Haiti K001149237 Yes
Linden [2077] Cuba K001149239 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