Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea japonica Thunb.

First published in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 889 (1784)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Japan. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Taiwan

Introduced into:

Ogasawara-shoto

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter 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.
  • Hang, Y.Y. (2020). Dioscoreaceae in China : color-illustrated Chinese and English bilingual edition: 1-476. Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hang, Y.Y. (2020). Dioscoreaceae in China : color-illustrated Chinese and English bilingual edition: 1-476. Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press.
  • 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?
Ching, R.C. [5038] China K001141888 Yes
Steward, A.N. [9745] China K001141884 Yes
Komarov [s.n.] K001141895 Yes
Shearer, G. [s.n.] China K000098140 Syntype Yes
Wilson, E.H. [10791] Taiwan K001141872 Yes
Sonohara, S. [7] Japan K001141841 Yes
Ching, R.C. [1726] China K001141883 Yes
Chung, H.H. [3279] China K001141863 Yes
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K001141830 Yes
Law, Y.W. [1131] China K001141827 Yes
Furuse, M. [52969] Japan K001141845 Yes
Chun, N.K. [41535] China K001141880 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [14322] China K001141892 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [236] China K001141868 Yes
Schindler, A.K. [350] China K001141885 Yes
Maries [s.n.] Japan K001141822 Yes
Bisset, J. [s.n.] Japan K001141824 Yes
Suzuki, S. [[88-404,006]] Japan K001141837 Yes
Fan, C.S.; Li, Y.Y. [35] China K001141871 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141850 Yes
Ching, R.C. [2484] China K001141864 Yes
Kanai, H. [s.n.] Japan K001141840 Yes
Wang Yang-Ming [352] China K001141879 Yes
Barchet [748] China K001141834 Yes
Taquet, T. [1620] Korea, South K001141848 Yes
Oldham [s.n.] Japan K001141828 Yes
Konta, F.; Noguchi, H. [35753] Japan K001609170 Yes
Furuse, M. [52969] Japan K001141844 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [10791] Taiwan K001141873 Yes
Steward, A.N. [2433] China K001141889 Yes
Bisset, J. [s.n.] Japan K001141821 Yes
Xiao Bai-Zhong [4220] China K001141854 Yes
Fang, W.P. [2531] China K001141887 Yes
Law, Y.W. [878] China K001141876 Yes
Kobayashi, S. [15022] Japan K001141843 Yes
Liou, T.N. [148bis] China K001141865 Yes
s.coll [92] K001141857 Yes
Lu; et al [41] China K001141894 Yes
Oldham, R. [888] Japan K001141829 Yes
Yao, K. [10473] China K001141856 Yes
Faber, E. [s.n.] K001141886 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [14346] China K001141882 Yes
Taquet, T. [3317] Korea, South K001141847 Yes
Nie, M.X. [92297] China K001141859 Yes
Steward, A.N. [9745] China K001141890 Yes
Watters [37] Taiwan K001141875 Yes
Suzuki, S. [[88-404,007]] Japan K001141838 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2933] China K001141862 Yes
s.coll [79a/35] K001141836 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] China K001141860 Yes
Oldham, R. [888] Japan K001141823 Yes
Wang, F.T. [22181] China K001141893 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Japan K001141825 Yes
Oldham, R. [593] Taiwan K000098178 Unknown Type Material Yes
Furuse, M. [40210] Japan K001141842 Yes
Kanai, H. [9794] Japan K001141833 Yes
Fan, C.S.; Li, Y.Y. [35] China K001141869 Yes
Wilford, C. [561] Taiwan K001141874 Yes
s.coll [7196] Japan K001141831 Yes
Law, Y.W. [878] China K001141877 Yes
Wang Yang-Ming [311] China K001141878 Yes
Glass, J. [22D] Japan K001150814 Yes
s.coll [79/35] K001141835 No
Fan, C.S.; Li, Y.Y. [78] China K001141870 Yes
Bullock, T.L. [245] China K000098139 Syntype Yes
Yinger, B.R.; Chang, Y.J.; March, S.G.; Apps, D.A.; et al [2572] K001141849 Yes
Chung, H.H. [3279] China K001141867 Yes
Chow [105] China K001141858 Yes
Togasi, M. [1098] Japan K001141839 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [5534] China K001141866 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001142668 Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Chau, K.C.; Luo, Y.B.; Quin, H.N.; et al [ASBK527] China K001141861 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7604] China K001141881 Yes
Furuse, M. [21643] Japan K001141851 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141855 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [9522] Korea, South K001141846 Yes
Moorcraft [[M/207]] United Kingdom K001141832 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Japan K001141826 Yes

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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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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