Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 274 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mozambique to SE. Cape Prov. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Swaziland

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.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2009). Flora Zambesiaca 12(2): 1-208. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Baker in F.C.  : 250 (1896).
  • Burkill in Bull. Jard. Bot. État  5: 371 (1939).
  • T. Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 274 (1893).
  • Wilkin in Kew Bull. 54 34 1999);
  • Wilkin in Kew Bull. 56: 384 (2001).
  • von Teichman in Aloe 8: 69, figs.1–4 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schlieben, H.J. [7601] South Africa K001148616 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [A-81] South Africa K001148620 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [14477] South Africa K001148618 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2642] South Africa K001148596 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4851] South Africa K001148617 Yes
Ward, C.J. [1915] South Africa K001148604 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2642] South Africa K001148597 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [10942] South Africa K001148611 Yes
Sanderson, J. [461] South Africa K001148602 Yes
Compton, R.H. [26221] Eswatini K001148613 Yes
Strey, R.G. [9302] South Africa K001148600 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2389] South Africa K001148595 Yes
Burrows, J.E. [11029] South Africa K001148592 Yes
Strey, R.G. [5334] South Africa K001148601 Yes
Codd, L.E.W. [8802] South Africa K001148598 Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1455] South Africa K001148603 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [68] United Kingdom K001148586 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [62] United Kingdom K001148587 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [14300] South Africa K001148599 Yes
Smuts, N.R. [s.n.] South Africa K001148612 Yes
s.coll [29] South Africa K001148608 Yes
Wood, J.M. [429] South Africa K001148605 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2002] South Africa K001148593 Yes
Schijff, H.P., van der [4140] South Africa K001148606 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [14477] South Africa K001148610 Yes
Gertsner, J. [6716] South Africa K001148588 Yes
s.coll [2003] South Africa K001148622 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] South Africa K001148609 Yes
Schijff, H.P., van der [3907] South Africa K001148621 Yes
s.coll [29] South Africa K001148590 Yes
s.coll [1204] South Africa K001148579 Yes
Wilms, F. [388] South Africa K001148589 Yes
s.coll [429] South Africa K001148580 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] South Africa K001148585 Yes
Rehmann, A. [8575] South Africa K001148583 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] South Africa K001148582 Yes
Schijff, H.P., van der [59421] South Africa K001148619 Yes
Scheepers, J.C. [774] South Africa K001148615 Yes
Hodge, W.H. [A-51] South Africa K001148607 Yes
Pott, R. [5457] South Africa K001148624 Yes
Burrows, J.E. [10646] South Africa K001148591 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [14477] South Africa K001148623 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B. [4851] South Africa K001148594 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [2002] South Africa K001148581 Yes
Schijff, H.P., van der [3907] South Africa K001148614 Yes
Gerstner, J. [2778] South Africa K001148584 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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