Taxon:
Dioscorea opposita auct.
Summary
Comment:
non Dioscorea opposita Thunb., an illegitimate, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN 52) (= D. oppositifolia L.)
Verified:
03/24/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Dioscorea batatas Decne.
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2