Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
Dioscorea hirtiflora

Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellata Milne-Redh.

First published in Kew Bull. 26: 573 (1972)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Uganda to S. Tropical Africa. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caprivi Strip, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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

  • Milne-Redh in F.T.E.A., Dioscoreaceae: 16 (1975).
  • Milne-Redh. in Kew Bull. 26: 573 (1972);
  • Wilkin in Kew Bull. 56: 388 (2001).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 20, 2013 Bester, S.P. [11137] Mozambique K001604891 Yes
Oct 12, 1971 Fanshawe, D.B. [F2661] Zambia K000098572 Type No
Trapnell, C.G. [1314] Zambia K001148169 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [839] Tanzania K001147272 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Tawakali, E.J. [778] Malawi K001148156 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [2915] Zambia K001148191 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F4022] Zambia K001148172 Yes
Rensburg, H.J., van [KBS2736] Zambia K001148187 Yes
s.coll [550] Zambia K001148188 Yes
Pirozynski, K.A. [318] Tanzania K001147269 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [5372] Zimbabwe K001148193 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2753] Zambia K001148171 Yes
Witte, G.F., de [3089] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001146414 Yes
s.coll [2331] K001147267 Yes
s.coll [5163] Zimbabwe K001148198 Yes
White, F. [6302] Zambia K001148190 Yes
Angus, A. [950] Zambia K001148158 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [3671] Zambia K001148167 Yes
Bingham, H.G.; Harder, D.; Nefdt, R. [10323] Zambia K001148184 Yes
Wild, H. [2270] Zimbabwe K001148197 Yes
Richards, H.M. [s.n.] Tanzania K001147268 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [2753] Zambia K001148170 Yes
Harder, D.K.; Schmidt, H.H.; Zimba, N.; Luwiika, B. [3917] Zambia K001148186 Yes
Pirozynski, K.A. [70] Tanzania K001147270 Yes
Herb. Q.V.M. [8911] Zimbabwe K001148199 Yes
Harder, D.K.; Schmidt, H.H.; Zimba, N.; Luwiika, B. [3917] Zambia K001148185 Yes
Strid, A. [2819] Zambia K001148165 Yes
Wild, H. [1857] Zimbabwe K001148192 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [3671] Zambia K001148162 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [H1420] Zambia K001148159 Yes
Dale, M.O. [SKF158] Zimbabwe K001148195 Yes
Christiaensen, R. [1256] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001146413 Yes
Richards, H.M. [7450B] Zambia K001148164 Yes
Hornby, R.M. [3366] Zimbabwe K001148194 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Tawakali, E.J. [778] Malawi K001148155 Yes
s.coll [4820] Zimbabwe K001148196 Yes
Burrows, J.E.; Burrows, S.M. [11091] Mozambique K001148742 Yes
Laviesen. van; Sayer, W.A.; Rees [388] Zambia K001148189 Yes
Moyo, E. [21] Zimbabwe K001148200 Yes
Angus, A. [3834] Zambia K001148166 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4251] Zambia K001148168 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [243] Zambia K001148157 Yes
Symoens, J.J.A. [11294] Zambia K001148173 Yes
Killick, D.J.B. [3272] South Africa K001148743 Yes
Richards, H.M. [17216] Zambia K001148160 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [3671] Zambia K001148161 Yes
Richards, H.M. [3861] Zambia K001148163 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [1314] Zambia K001148174 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [839] Tanzania K001147271 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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