Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.

First published in Hort. Belge 4: 99 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to N. Colombia. It is a climbing caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • 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.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 van der werff, H.; Gray, B.; Martinez, L.; Sanchez, E. [24463] Panama K001171743 Yes
Apr 22, 2005 Bourgeau, M. [1488] Mexico K000098996 Holotype Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4275] Mexico K001149076 Yes
Galan, P.; Martinez, E. [4131] El Salvador K001532247 No
Hartweg [518] Mexico K000098993 Type Yes
Galeotti, H. [5461] Mexico K001553500 Yes
Horton, O.B. [8649] K001148954 Yes
Herb Rovirosa, J.N. [223] Mexico K001148957 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001148952 Yes
Bourgeau, M. [2419] Mexico K001148955 Yes
s.coll [1391] Mexico K001148956 Yes
Linden, J., de [46] Mexico K001148953 Yes
McPherson, G.D. [20536] Panama K001150578 Yes
Estrada, A.; Chacón, R.; Gónzalez, J. [2596] Costa Rica K001149077 Yes
Estrada, A.; Chacón, R.; Gónzalez, J. [2596] Costa Rica K001149078 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Hartweg [518] Mexico Dioscorea macrostachya K000400056 Type Yes
Fendler, A. [336] Panama Dioscorea macrostachya K001150435 Yes
Herb Rovirosa, J.N. [601] Mexico Dioscorea macrostachya K001148962 Yes
s.coll [1204] Dioscorea macrostachya K001150436 Yes
Seibert, R.J. [521] Panama Dioscorea macrostachya K001150440 Yes
Kerber, E. [190] Mexico Dioscorea macrostachya K001148961 Yes
Fendler, A. [336] Panama Dioscorea macrostachya K001150438 Yes
Fendler, A. [336] Panama Dioscorea macrostachya K001150437 Yes
Fendler, A. [335] Panama Dioscorea macrostachya K001150439 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom Dioscorea macrostachya K001150819 Yes
Seibert, R.J. [379] Panama Dioscorea macrostachya K001150434 Yes
Heyde; Lux [4291] Guatemala Dioscorea macrostachya K001148960 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom Dioscorea macrostachya K001150820 Yes
Hayes, S. [727] Panama Dioscorea macrostachya K001150433 Yes
Heyde; Lux [3878] Guatemala Dioscorea macrostachya K001148958 Yes
Apr 22, 2005 Smith, J.D. [2565] Guatemala Dioscorea astrostigma K000098994 Type Yes
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. [8615] Bahamas, The Dioscorea macrophylla K001149345 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Bracem L.J.K. [236] Bahamas, The Dioscorea macrophylla K001149341 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Millspaugh, C.F. [5859] Bahamas, The Dioscorea macrophylla K001149343 No
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.K.J. [184] Bahamas, The Dioscorea macrophylla K001149344 Yes
Wilson, P. [7171] Bahamas, The Dioscorea macrophylla K001149342 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0