Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea orbiculata Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 6: 292 (1892)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Malaysia to Sumatera. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya, Sumatera

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.
  • Wilkin, P. & Thapyai, C. (2009). Flora of Thailand 10(1): 1-140. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2010 Pooma, R.; Phattarahirankanok, K.; Sirimongkol, S.; Poophat [5413] Thailand K000524254 Yes
Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [16077] Malaysia K001143462 Yes
Haniff, M. [2408] Malaysia K001143454 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [20828] Malaysia K001143464 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [19374] Malaysia K001143465 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [6316] Malaysia K001143458 Yes
Gardette, E.; Ramlee; Angga; Jian; et al [EG2292] Malaysia K001143470 Yes
Kadir, A. [21499] Malaysia K001143455 Yes
Wray, L. [1255] K001143459 Yes
Phillips, D. [sn] Malaysia K000098259 Syntype Yes
Henderson, M.R. [19374] Malaysia K001143467 Yes
Yates, H.S. [2277] Indonesia K001144655 Yes
Lai, S.T.; Rantai; et al [S.72498] Malaysia K001144658 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [3197] Malaysia K001143469 Yes
King's collector [514] Malaysia K001143457 Yes
King's collector [5068] Malaysia K001143456 Yes
Ampuria, J. [32619] Malaysia K001144656 Yes
s.coll. [sn] Malaysia K000098316 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [16076] Malaysia K001143463 Yes
Curtis, C. [910] Malaysia K000098258 Syntype Yes
Lai, S.T.; Rantai; et al [S.72498] Malaysia K001144659 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [s.n.] Malaysia K001143466 Yes
Rahmat Si Toroes [2241] Indonesia K001144657 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [4486] Malaysia K001143468 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