Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea arachidna Prain & Burkill

First published in J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 21 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to S. Central China. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, Laos, Myanmar, 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Dec 1, 1983 Proshad, K. [35581] India K000098163 Type Yes
Wilkin, P. [875] Thailand K001143759 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9121] Thailand K001143750 Yes
Wilkin, P. [862] Thailand K001143764 Yes
Wilkin, P. [863] Thailand K001143760 Yes
Collins, D.J. [1538] Thailand K000098277 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19702] Thailand K001143758 Yes
s.coll [35583] India K001142327 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P. [1076] Thailand K001143768 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [34354] Thailand K001143761 Yes
Put, N. [1102] Thailand K001143747 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P. [1076] Thailand K001143769 Yes
Wilkin, P. [T974] Thailand K001143765 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1007] Thailand K001143767 Yes
Wilkin, P. [862] Thailand K001143763 Yes
Wilkin, P. [862] Thailand K001143762 Yes
Collins, D.J. [268] Thailand K000098275 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1450] Thailand K001143756 Yes
Collins, D.J. [267] Thailand K000098276 Holotype Yes
Put, N. [3150] Thailand K001143749 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13448] Thailand K001143748 Yes
Put, N. [2458] Thailand K001143746 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1016] Thailand K001143766 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P. [1076] Thailand K001143770 Yes
Kerr [[921]] Thailand K001143757 Yes
s.coll [267] Thailand K001143751 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13440] Thailand K001143752 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19702A] Dioscorea filicaulis K000098279 Yes
Put, N. [2087] Thailand Dioscorea filicaulis K000098278 Holotype 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