Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin

First published in Taxon 51: 112 (2002)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Azores, W. Europe to Medit. and N. Iran. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Krym, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Ireland, New Zealand North

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics. [Cited as Tamus communis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 25, 2021 Mestre, E; Wheeler, J; Wu, Z; Burns, E [EM3] United Kingdom K001291743 Yes
Aug 1, 2020 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9045] United Kingdom K001400622 Yes
Aug 1, 2020 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9045] United Kingdom K001400623 Yes
Rawi, A., al; Caesar [9240 A] K001141215 Yes
Hepperger, C., v. [s.n.] Austria K001141015 Yes
Haradjian, M. [933] Cyprus K001141192 Yes
Omar, S. [38333] Iraq K001141224 Yes
Herb Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140942 Yes
Rawi, A., al [8510 A] K001141232 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140986 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140964 Yes
Casey, E.C. [498] Cyprus K001141200 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K001141086 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140972 Yes
Meyers, F.S. [B 4331] Gaza Strip K001141207 Yes
Ballard, F. [1013] United Kingdom K001140954 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [581] K001141120 Yes
Crisp, P. [149] Iran K001141244 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [656] Spain K000204943 Yes
Jackson, A.K.; Turrill, W.B. [213] Croatia K001141105 Yes
Omar, S. [37641] Iraq K001141221 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141069 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141077 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] K001140999 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19441] United Kingdom K001140946 Yes
s.coll [951] United Kingdom K001140990 Yes
Sintenis, P.E.E. [1071] Cyprus K001141193 Yes
s.coll [123] Spain K001141100 Yes
Herb Porta, P. [s.n.] Austria K001141016 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K001141084 Yes
Chase, M.W. [536 K [?]] United Kingdom K001140984 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141062 Yes
s.coll [61] K001141183 Yes
Herb Helveticum [s.n.] K001141009 Yes
Crawley, M.J. [MJC 289] United Kingdom K001141066 Yes
Meebold, A.K. [s.n.] K001141028 Yes
s.coll [665] Cyprus K001141190 No
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140970 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140961 Yes
Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] K001140983 Yes
Saville, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140971 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2147] Cyprus K001141195 Yes
Steiner, M.E.; Andersson, E.; Apelgren, K.; Nitare, J. [1207] Hungary K001141017 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [221] K001141184 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [688/1] United Kingdom K001140991 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [493] Turkey K001141182 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [688/1] United Kingdom K001140994 Yes
No data [s.n.] K001069413 Yes
Fay, J.M. [1006] Tunisia K001141256 Yes
s.coll [7899] K001141227 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141051 Yes
Sendtner, O. [150] Bosnia and Herzegovina K001141107 Yes
Fernández Casas, F.J.; Evans, K.; Harkiss, K. [472] K001141096 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [G 756] Israel K001141210 Yes
Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Wedad [49480] Iraq K001141230 Yes
Dudley [D 34857] Turkey K001141179 Yes
Thamer [47882] Iraq K001141237 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [49847B] K001141038 Yes
Martinis, A. [234] Belgium K001141025 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5194] Lebanon K001141206 Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H.; Nieuwenhuis, C.M.J. [6014] Spain K001141097 Yes
Cunnell, G.J. [204] United Kingdom K001141007 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141008 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140944 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1106] Greece K001141124 Yes
s.coll [231] Morocco K001141261 Yes
Lawrence, T.; Linington, S.; White, R. [3/1] United Kingdom K001141005 No
Gamble, J.S. [28635] K001141041 Yes
Gandoger, M. [2598] K001141128 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K001141047 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26141.2] United Kingdom K001140940 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [5286] United Kingdom K001140955 Yes
s.coll [D 32455] Turkey K001141174 Yes
Matcalfe, E. [s.n.] K001141040 Yes
Hill, A.W.; Sandwith, N.Y.; Turrill, W.B. [2408] North Macedonia K001141122 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Sprague, F.A. [82] United Kingdom K001141037 Yes
Chapman, E.G. [235] Cyprus K001141197 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M [7979] United Kingdom K001890821 No
s.coll [183] Portugal K001141102 Yes
Freyer, H. [1511] K001141080 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141079 Yes
Atha, D.E.; Khutsishvili, M.; Siukaev, T.; Melshvili, G. [4482] Georgia K001141239 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1426] United Kingdom K001141064 Yes
Steiner, M.E.; Andersson, E.; Apelgren, K.; Nitare, J. [1207] Hungary K001141018 Yes
Barkley, E.D.; Barkley, F.A. [139] Iraq K001141234 Yes
Rawi, A., al [s.n.] Iraq K001141233 Yes
Wright, C.H. [183] United Kingdom K001141057 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140951 No
Darwall, L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140992 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [688/1] United Kingdom K001141065 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141001 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140996 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1999] K001141118 Yes
Faurie, A. [s.n.] Algeria K001141264 Yes
s.coll [1158] Bulgaria K001141112 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141130 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [49846] K001141054 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Hungary K001141020 Yes
s.coll [41] United Kingdom K001141050 Yes
Lindsay, N. [798] Iran K001141240 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [11671] Syria K001141248 Yes
Lascelles, A.G.; Lascelles, M.E. [s.n.] Cyprus K001141191 Yes
s.coll [71] France K001141126 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K001141046 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Hungary K001141019 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141106 Yes
Wright, C.H. [112] United Kingdom K001141058 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K001141203 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] K001141090 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Hunt, D.R.; Leistner, O.A. [5132] Italy K001141091 Yes
Stuart, J.B. [204] Cyprus K001141246 Yes
s.coll [25472] Turkey K001141177 Yes
Rawi, A., al [8966] K001141218 Yes
Huter, R. [s.n.] K001141010 Yes
Lenormand, R. [933] France K001141082 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [2455] K001140936 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140958 Yes
s.coll [43217] Turkey K001141180 Yes
Omar, S.; Karim, F.; Hamza, R.; Hamid, H. [37021] K001141217 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [631] United Kingdom K001141044 Yes
s.coll [26065] Iraq K001141219 Yes
Ruyver, F., de [s.n.] Belgium K001141026 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141045 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Morocco K001141262 Yes
Sahira [37558] Iraq K001141223 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4353] Gaza Strip K001141208 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140967 No
Wright, C.H. [112] United Kingdom K001141053 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] France K001141076 Yes
Helbaek, H. [1902] Iraq K001141216 Yes
P.I.I.O.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141006 Yes
Herb Borrel, J.M. [[3516]] K001141075 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141012 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [2382] Libya K001141259 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140966 Yes
Billups, C.R. [1489] United Kingdom K001140978 Yes
s.coll [279] Morocco K001141260 Yes
Ballard, F. [1013] United Kingdom K001140949 Yes
Edmond, M.E. [303] Spain K001141099 Yes
Allard, E.J. [s.n.] K001140968 Yes
s.coll [1889] Austria K001141127 Yes
Meyers, F.S. [2756 b] Gaza Strip K001141247 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4434] France K001141070 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141060 Yes
Prior, A. [s.n.] K000204942 Yes
Marquand, C.V.B. [8960] Spain K001141094 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [125] Cyprus K001141187 Yes
Al-Dabbagh; Hamad, K. [46159] Iraq K001141236 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141171 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [H 4028] Iran K001141242 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3092] Cyprus K001141199 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140973 No
Wierzbicki, P.P. [2515] K001141129 Yes
s.coll [43054] Turkey K001141178 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9871] United Kingdom K001140980 Yes
Robinson, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141036 Yes
Jeffers, R.H. [688] Russia K001141033 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140950 No
Black, A.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140998 Yes
Lambert, V. [s.n.] Belgium K001141024 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [5416] Spain K001141095 Yes
s.coll [8186] K001141229 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K001141072 Yes
Radde, G.F.R.J., von [s.n.] K001141167 Yes
s.coll [D 38553] Turkey K001141186 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140969 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece K001141115 Yes
Kummerle; Javorka [s.n.] Hungary K001141021 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [115] Cyprus K001141189 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140943 Yes
s.coll [3688] Iraq K001141231 Yes
Herb Cuatrecasas [s.n.] Spain K001141093 Yes
Herb Gregor, A.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140941 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [6410] Greece K001141103 Yes
s.coll [150] K001141131 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] K001141048 Yes
Clark, D.J.; Ormerod, E.A.M.; Parsons, J.; Terry, J.; et al [36] United Kingdom K001141027 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [8986] France K001141068 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141081 No
s.coll [s.n.] K001141059 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140962 No
Syngrassides, A. [739] Cyprus K001141194 Yes
Herb Porta, P. [s.n.] Austria K001141014 Yes
Marshall, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140939 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141117 Yes
Clapham, A.R. [6972] United Kingdom K001140938 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Riet, B., van de [177] France K001141085 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140976 Yes
Adamovic, L. [s.n.] K001141022 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [H 4028] Iran K001141243 Yes
Rawi, A., al [28871] Iraq K001141220 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140981 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [688/1] United Kingdom K001140989 Yes
s.coll [H.1528 1935] United Kingdom K001140947 Yes
s.coll [610] Cyprus K001141245 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140957 Yes
s.coll [D 26609] Turkey K001141181 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Hunt, D.R.; Leistner, O.A. [5132] Italy K001141087 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2455] K001140937 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140963 Yes
Hosking, A.J. [s.n.] K001140975 Yes
Strobl, P.G. [s.n.] K001141011 Yes
s.coll [781] Cyprus K001141198 Yes
Bramwell, D.; Richardson, I.B.K.; Murray, B.G. [92] Morocco K001141265 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140974 No
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141002 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [688/1] United Kingdom K001140988 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [1132] Greece K001141113 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141061 Yes
s.coll [2771] Iraq K001141222 Yes
s.coll [D 29970A] Turkey K001141176 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141067 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141172 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] K001141030 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1937] K001141119 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [631] United Kingdom K001141043 Yes
Little, J.E. [s.n.] K001141004 No
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141055 Yes
Hill, A.W.; Sandwith, N.Y.; Turrill, W.B. [2408] North Macedonia K001141125 Yes
s.coll [19815] Turkey K001141185 Yes
Müller [s.n.] K001141089 Yes
s.coll [99] K001141108 Yes
Sandwith, C.I. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141052 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [378] Greece K001141116 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20080] United Kingdom K001140945 Yes
s.coll [2556] Iran K001141241 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141073 Yes
s.coll [246] United Kingdom K001141029 Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hubbard, C.E. [82] United Kingdom K001141056 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141083 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [631] United Kingdom K001141042 Yes
Robinson, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141034 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141088 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141035 Yes
Goddard, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141000 Yes
Szovits, J.N. [s.n.] K001141169 Yes
Willkomm, H.M. [848] Spain K001141098 Yes
Pearce, S.A. [s.n.] K001140960 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140952 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [124] Cyprus K001141188 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5409] Lebanon K001141204 Yes
Hayne, W.A. [s.n] K001141211 Yes
Lewis, P. [44] United Kingdom K001140993 Yes
s.coll [B 2756] Gaza Strip K001141212 Yes
s.coll [H.1528 1935] United Kingdom K001140948 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Croatia K001141104 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140982 Yes
Wisniewski, T. [1467] Bulgaria K001141110 Yes
Delacour, T.A. [s.n.] K001141071 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140997 Yes
s.coll [S1028] K001140977 Yes
Khairallah, S.; Slageren, M., van [MSSK 1300] Lebanon K001141249 Yes
s.coll [246] United Kingdom K001141032 Yes
Haradjian, M. [863] Cyprus K001141196 Yes
Al-Kaisi; Hamid, H.; Hamad, K. [45349] Iraq K001141238 Yes
Fischer [s.n.] K001141173 Yes
Wisniewski, T. [s.n.] Bulgaria K001141111 Yes
Al-Kaisi; Kalid [46108] Iraq K001141235 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141114 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140979 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1365] Cyprus K001141201 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141003 Yes
Marsden-Jones, E.M.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141031 Yes
Stainton, J.D.A. [7414] Greece K001141123 Yes
Borza, A.; Pop, E.; Bojorean, G. [377] Romania K001141023 Yes
s.coll [D 28823] Turkey K001141175 Yes
Pampanini, R.; Pichi-Sermolli, R. [1628] K001141258 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141170 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4972] United Kingdom K001140965 Yes
Schneider, C.K. [140] Bulgaria K001141109 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [30607] United Kingdom K001141039 Yes
s.coll [2638] United Kingdom K001141092 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Morocco K001141013 No
Hewer, T.F. [4620] Cyprus K001141202 Yes
Hussein, H.M.; Barkley, F.A. [7728] Iraq K001141228 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [493] K001141257 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001140995 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5409] Lebanon K001141205 Yes
Porta, P. [s.n.] Greece K001141074 Yes
Rawi, A., al [21775] Iraq K001141225 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B 6756] Israel K001141209 Yes
Singer, A. [Taco0301090707] Israel K001141214 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141078 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141101 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140956 Yes
Waterfall, C. [2381] United Kingdom K001140987 Yes
Rawlings, S. [1849 [?]] United Kingdom K001140959 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1937] K001141121 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001140985 Yes
Ibrahim, M.B. [s.n.] Morocco K001141263 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [11137] United Kingdom K001140953 Yes
Omar, S. [37358] Iraq K001141226 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [6756] Israel K001141213 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1427] United Kingdom K001141063 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001141049 Yes
Nov 8, 2011 Rico, L.; Birmingham MSc group 2007 [2255] Syria Tamus communis K000764199 Yes
s.coll. [1028] United Kingdom Tamus communis K000062161 Yes
Giles, J.J. [125] United Kingdom Tamus communis K000899995 Yes
Tamus communis K:SPC-70000.598 No

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