Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea quinquelobata Thunb.

First published in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 889 (1784)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. China to Temp. E. Asia. It is a climbing rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
James, H.E.M. [s.n.] K001141458 Yes
Furuse, M. [47748] Japan K001141463 Yes
Savatier, P.A.L. [[1250]] Japan K001141455 Yes
Murata, G. [19663] Japan K001141445 Yes
Furuse, M. [11826] Japan K001141462 Yes
Yinger, B.R.; Chang, Y.J.; March, S.G.; Apps, D.A.; et al [2527] Korea, North K001141457 Yes
Oldham, R. [890] Japan K001141440 Yes
Furuse, M. [11683] Japan K001141459 Yes
Herb Drake, E. [s.n.] K001141456 Yes
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] Japan K001141452 Yes
Furuse, M. [11826] Japan K001141461 Yes
Rock, J.F.C. [14752] China K001141453 Yes
Furuse, M. [52941] Japan K001141465 Yes
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] K001141442 Yes
Furuse, M. [11683] Japan K001141460 Yes
Togasi, M. [TSM 1085] Japan K001141450 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001141451 Yes
Taquet, T. [1621] Korea, South K001141449 Yes
Furuse, M. [47748] Japan K001141464 Yes
Furuse, M. [47186] Japan K001141466 Yes
Togasi, M. [1085] Japan K001141454 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Japan K001141444 Yes
Oldham, R. [890] Japan K001141439 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Japan K001141438 Yes
Oldham, R. [890] Japan K001141446 Yes
Burger, W.C. [s.n.] K001141443 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [176/1] Japan K001141448 Yes
Oldham, R. [893] Japan K001141441 Yes
Konta, F.; Noguchi, H. [35754] Japan Dioscorea quinqueloba K001609150 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