Dioscorea japonica var. japonica
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is S. China to Japan, Taiwan. It is a Climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarly in the Subtropical biome(s).
Distribution
Native to:
China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Introduced into:
Ogasawara-shoto
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Dioscorea belophylloides Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 448 (1908)
- Dioscorea fauriei R.Knuth, H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 263 (1924)
- Dioscorea goeringiana Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 402 (1850)
- Dioscorea kiangsiensis R.Knuth, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 80 (1925)
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.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Matuda, E. [T.483], Taiwan | K000098138 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. 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
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2022. 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