Taxon:
Dioscorea nummularia Lam.
Summary
Place of publication:
Encycl. 3:231. 1789
Verified:
03/27/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Flach, M. & F. Rumawas, eds. 1996. Plants yielding non-seed carbohydrates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 9:85-89. URL: http://proseanet.org
- George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia. Note: mentions
- Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
- Malapa, R. et al. 2005. Genetic diversity of the greater yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and relatedness to D. nummularia Lam. and D. transversa Br. as revealed with AFLP markers. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 52:919-929. URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10722
- Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1951. Flora malesiana. 4:330-331.
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Papuasia | Papua New Guinea | | |
1 | Native | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | French Polynesia | | probably introd. |
Native
Asia-Tropical
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PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Pacific
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SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia (probably introd.)