Wight, R., , Icones plantarum Indiae orientalis (1840-1853)
Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.

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vol. 3 (1846)

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t. 810 (1846)

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Dioscorea alata L.

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name cited:
Dioscorea alata L.
name recognized:
Dioscorea alata L.

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drawing: n.a.

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family: Dioscoreaceae
tribe: Dioscoroideae

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epithet: alatus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=46558

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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.;