Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea edulis (Lowe) M.Campos, Wilkin & Viruel

First published in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 131: 645 (2023)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madeira, Canary Islands. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Canary Is., Madeira

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kuntze, O. [s.n.] Tamus edulis K000099337 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [504] Portugal Tamus edulis K001081657 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [504] Portugal Tamus edulis K000099334 Type No
unknown [s.n.] Tamus edulis K000099336 Unknown Type Material Yes
Otto Kuntze [s.n.] Tamus edulis K000099335 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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