Guérin-Méneville, F.E., et al., Dictionnaire pittoresque d’histoire naturelle et des phénomènes de la nature (1833-1839)
Dict. Pittores. Hist. Nat.

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vol. 4 (1836)

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t. 236 f. 3,4

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Dioscorea alata L.

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binominal name:
Dioscorea alata L.
name recognized:
Dioscorea alata L.

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cited non-linnean name:
Igname

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origin:
M.E. Descourtilz, Fl. Méd. Antilles, vol. 8 : t. 537 (1829) [J.T. Descourtilz]

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family: Dioscoreaceae
tribe: Dioscoroideae

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epithet: alatus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Natural History Museum, London, U.K.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=229504

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb.; Dioscorea colocasiifolia Pax; Dioscorea eburina Lour.; Dioscorea eburnea Lour.; Dioscorea globosa Roxb.; Dioscorea javanica Queva; Dioscorea purpurea Roxb.; Dioscorea rubella Roxb.; Dioscorea sapinii De Wild.; Dioscorea sativa Munro; Dioscorea vulgaris Miq.;