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Dioscorea L.

Sp. Pl. 2: 1032-1034 (1753).

Reference(s):

• Burkill, I. H. & H. Perrier de la Bathie (1950)
• Wilkin, P., F. Rakotonasolo, P. Schols & C. Furness (2002)

Status: this genus has not yet been assessed for species diversity and endemism

- Species in Fl. Madag: 59 (24 endemic, 35 indigenous non-endemic)

Species level data entry: not yet complete

Updated on: 10 Mar. 2008

Lower Taxa:

• Dioscorea acarophyta De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea aculeata L. = Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
• Dioscorea acuminata Baker
• Dioscorea alata L.
• Dioscorea alatipes Burkill & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea analalavensis Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea anchietae Harms ex R. Knuth = Dioscorea quartiniana A. Rich.
• Dioscorea antaly Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea apiculata De Wild. = Dioscorea quartiniana A. Rich.
• Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr.
• Dioscorea armata De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb. = Dioscorea alata L.
• Dioscorea bararum H. Perrier = Dioscorea acuminata Baker
• Dioscorea bemandry Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea bemarivensis Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea brevispicata De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea decaryana H. Perrier
• Dioscorea demeusei De Wild. & T. Durand = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea ealensis De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea ekolo De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea engbo De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
• Dioscorea fandra H. Perrier
• Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb. = Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
• Dioscorea fimbriata Jum. & H. Perrier = Dioscorea sambiranensis R. Knuth
• Dioscorea globosa Roxb. = Dioscorea alata L.
• Dioscorea grandibulbosa R. Knuth = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea heteropoda Baker
• Dioscorea hexagona Baker
• Dioscorea hombuka H. Perrier
• Dioscorea hystrix R. Knuth = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea karatana Wilkin
• Dioscorea knuthii H. Perrier = Dioscorea tsaratananensis H. Perrier
• Dioscorea lilela De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea litoie De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea lucida Scott-Elliot = Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr.
• Dioscorea macabiha Jum. & H. Perrier = Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax
• Dioscorea maciba Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea macroura Harms = Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax
• Dioscorea madagascariensis R. Knuth = Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr.
• Dioscorea madecassa H. Perrier
• Dioscorea majungensis R. Knuth = Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr.
• Dioscorea mako H. Perrier = Dioscorea nako H. Perrier
• Dioscorea mamillata Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea mareka H. Perrier = Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr.
• Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea nako H. Perrier
• Dioscorea nesiotis Hemsl. = Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr.
• Dioscorea ovifotsy H. Perrier = Dioscorea seriflora Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea ovinala Baker
• Dioscorea papuana Warb. = Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
• Dioscorea perpilosa H. Perrier
• Dioscorea proteiformis H. Perrier
• Dioscorea purpurea Roxb. = Dioscorea alata L.
• Dioscorea pynaertioides De Wild. = Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.
• Dioscorea quartiniana A. Rich.
• Dioscorea rubella Roxb. = Dioscorea alata L.
• Dioscorea sambiranensis R. Knuth
• Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax
• Dioscorea seriflora Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea soso Jum. & H. Perrier
• Dioscorea tanalarum H. Perrier
• Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth = Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
• Dioscorea trichantha Baker
• Dioscorea tsaratananensis H. Perrier
• Dioscorea velutina Jum. & H. Perrier = Dioscorea ovinala Baker
• Dioscorea welwitschii Rendle = Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax

 

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