Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea bridgesii Griseb. ex Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 5: 358 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Chile. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chile Central

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1984 Bridges [164] Chile K000632559 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Bridges [164] Chile K000099288 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Bridges [164] Chile K000099286 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Bridges [164] Chile K000099285 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Cuming, H. [684] Chile K000099284 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Chile K001150650 Yes
Cuming [684] Chile K000099287 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll [614] K001150651 Yes
Macrae, J. [s.n.] Chile K001150654 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Chile K001150653 Yes
Cruickshanks, J. [173] Chile K001150655 Yes
Cruickshanks, J. [173] Chile K001150652 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