Dioscorea L., 1753

Botany

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Taxonomy

Species

Dioscorea abyssinica Hochst. & Kunth 91 90

Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby 11 11

Dioscorea acerifolia Uline 8 8

Dioscorea aculeata L. 3 3

Dioscorea acuminata Baker 7 7

Dioscorea alata L. 267 259

Dioscorea alatipes Burkill & H.Perrier 16 16

Dioscorea albicaulis Uline 1 1

Dioscorea althaeoides R.Knuth 7 7

Dioscorea altissima Lam. 4 4

Dioscorea amaranthoides C.Presl 13 13

Dioscorea amazonum Mart. ex Griseb. 40 40

Dioscorea analalavensis Jum. & H.Perrier 6 3

Dioscorea anguina Roxb. 6 6

Dioscorea anguliflora Steud.ex Knuth 4 4

Dioscorea angustifolia Lam. 2 2

Dioscorea anomala Griseb. 1 1

Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr. 57 57

Dioscorea aristolochiaefolia Poepp. 7 7

Dioscorea artocarpifolia 2 2

Dioscorea asclepiadea Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea aspera Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 2 2

Dioscorea aspersa Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea asperula Pedralli 2 2

Dioscorea assamica Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea asteriscus Burkill 9 9

Dioscorea atrescens R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea auriculata Poepp. 10 10

Dioscorea cf. bako Wilkin 7 7

Dioscorea balcanica Kosanin 2

Dioscorea bartlettii C.V.Morton 2 2

Dioscorea basiclavicaulis Rizzini & A.Mattos 1

Dioscorea batatas Decne. 19 19

Dioscorea baya De Wildemann 29 29

Dioscorea belophylla Voigt 8 8

Dioscorea belophylloides Prain & Burkill 2 2

Dioscorea bemandry Jum. & H.Perrier 19 13

Dioscorea bemarivensis Jum. & H.Perrier 84 81

Dioscorea benthamii Prain & Burkill 11 10

Dioscorea bhamoica Prain & Burk. 1 1

Dioscorea bicolor Prain & Burkill 8 8

Dioscorea biplicata R.Knuth 3 3

Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill 4 4

Dioscorea bonii Prain & Burkill 2 2

Dioscorea borealis C.V.Morton 1 1

Dioscorea bosseri Haigh & Wilkin 4 4

Dioscorea brachybotrya Poepp. 12 12

Dioscorea brasiliensis Willd. 1 1

Dioscorea brevifolia (Prain & Burkill) K.Y.Guan & D.F.Chamb. 1 1

Dioscorea brevipetiolata Prain & Burkill 57 57

Dioscorea bridgesii (Poir.) Griseb. ex Kunth 6 6

Dioscorea brownii Schinz 2 2

Dioscorea bryoniaefolia Poepp. 12 12

Dioscorea buchananii Benth. 2 2

Dioscorea buckleyana Wilkin 2 1

Dioscorea bulbifera L. 706 696

Dioscorea burchellii Baker 1 1

Dioscorea burkilliana J.Miège 36 36

Dioscorea caillei A.Chev. ex De Wild. 9 9

Dioscorea calcensis R. Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea caldasensis R.Knuth 4 4

Dioscorea cambodiana Prain & Burkill 3 3

Dioscorea campanulata Uline ex R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea campestris Griseb. 16 16

Dioscorea camphorifolia Uline ex R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea campos-portoi R. Knuth 3 3

Dioscorea capillaris Hemsl. 7 7

Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky 8 6

Dioscorea cayennensis Lam. 168 163

Dioscorea chingii Prain & Burkill 3 3

Dioscorea chondrocarpa Griseb. 23 23

Dioscorea cinnamomifolia Hook. 8 8

Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour. 47 46

Dioscorea cochleariapiculata De Wild. 8 8

Dioscorea collettii Hook.f. 33 33

Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin 32

Dioscorea comorensis R.Knuth 7 7

Dioscorea composita Hemsl. 9 9

Dioscorea concepcionis Chodat & Hassl. 1 1

Dioscorea congestiflora R. Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea convolvulacea Schltdl. & Cham. 20 20

Dioscorea conzattii R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea cordata (L.) Raz 1 1

Dioscorea cordifolia Laness. 2 2

Dioscorea coreana (Prain & Burkill) R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea coriacea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 15 15

Dioscorea cornifolia Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea coronata Hauman 1 1

Dioscorea costaricensis R.Knuth 3 3

Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth 5 5

Dioscorea craibiana Prain & Burkill 2 2

Dioscorea crinita Hook.f. 2 2

Dioscorea crotalariifolia Uline 7 7

Dioscorea cumingii Prain & Burkill 6 6

Dioscorea cuspidata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 1 1

Dioscorea cyanisticta Donn.Sm. 1 1

Dioscorea cylindrica Burm.f. 2 2

Dioscorea cynanchifolia Griseb. 4 4

Dioscorea cyphocarpa Robinson ex Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea daunea Prain & Burkill 3 3

Dioscorea debilis Uline 3 3

Dioscorea decaisneana Carrière 1 1

Dioscorea decaryana H.Perrier 6 6

Dioscorea decipiens Hook.f. 13 13

Dioscorea deflexa Griseb. 4 4

Dioscorea delavayi Franch. 21 21

Dioscorea delicata R. Knuth 4 4

Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. 38 36

Dioscorea demourae R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea densiflora Hemsl. 11 11

Dioscorea depauperata Prain & Burkill 6 6

Dioscorea digitaria R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea discolor R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea dissimulans Prain & Burkill 3 3

Dioscorea divaricata Blanco 7 7

Dioscorea diversifolia Griseb. 4 4

Dioscorea dodecaneura Vell. 32 31

Dioscorea doryphora Hance 1 1

Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz 9 9

Dioscorea duchassaingii R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea dugesii B.L.Rob. 3 3

Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax 234 228

Dioscorea ekmanii R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea elegantula Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hérit.) Engl. 7 5

Dioscorea elephantopus Spreng. 14 14

Dioscorea elmeri Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea erusiformis Pierre 1 1

Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill 54 53

Dioscorea esquirolii Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea cf. exalata C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang 3 2

Dioscorea fandra H.Perrier 68 66

Dioscorea fargesii Franch. 3 3

Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb. 21 21

Dioscorea fastigiata Gay 4 4

Dioscorea fendleri R.Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea filiformis Blume 8 8

Dioscorea filipendula Dombey ex Kunth 2 2

Dioscorea fimbriata 1

Dioscorea flabellifolia Prain & Burkill 6 6

Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti 4 4

Dioscorea floridana Bartlett 1 1

Dioscorea fordii Prain 1 1

Dioscorea furcata Griseb. 5 5

Dioscorea galeottiana Kunth 31 31

Dioscorea cf. garrettii Prain & Burkill 5 5

Dioscorea gaumeri R.Knuth 3 3

Dioscorea glabra Roxb. 134 133

Dioscorea glandulosa (Griseb.) Klotzsch ex Kunth 3 3

Dioscorea globosa Roxb. 4 4

Dioscorea glomerulata Hauman 5 5

Dioscorea gracilipes Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea gracilis Hook. & Arn. 3 3

Dioscorea gracillima Miq. 12 12

Dioscorea grandiflora Mart. ex Griseb. 10 10

Dioscorea grata Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea grisebachii Kunth 4 4

Dioscorea hainanensis Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f. 27 27

Dioscorea hassleriana Chodat 18 18

Dioscorea hastata C.Presl 1 1

Dioscorea hastatissima Rusby 3 3

Dioscorea hastifolia Nees 7 7

Dioscorea havilandii Prain & Burkill 4 4

Dioscorea hederacea Miers 2 2

Dioscorea helmioidea 1 1

Dioscorea hemsleyi Prain & Burkill 20 20

Dioscorea herbert-smithii Rusby 3 3

Dioscorea herzogii R. Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea heteropoda Baker 70 66

Dioscorea hexagona Baker 48 48

Dioscorea hirsuta Blume 5 5

Dioscorea hirsuticaulis B.L.Rob. 2 2

Dioscorea hispida Dennst. 90 87

Dioscorea holmioidea Maury 1 1

Dioscorea hondurensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea humifusa Poepp. 16 16

Dioscorea humilis Bertero ex Colla 5 5

Dioscorea hylophila Harms 19 19

Dioscorea inaequifolia Elmer ex Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea intempestiva Prain & Burkill 19 19

Dioscorea intermedia Thwaites 1 1

Dioscorea ionophylla Uline 1 1

Dioscorea irodensis Wilkin, Rajaonah & Randriamb. 1 1

Dioscorea itapirensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea jacquemontii Hook.f. 4 3

Dioscorea jaliscana S.Watson 8 8

Dioscorea japonica Thunb. 31 30

Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth 49 49

Dioscorea karatana Wilkin 10 10

Dioscorea kimiae Wilkin 7 7

Dioscorea kingii Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea koordersii R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea kratica Prain & Burkill 14 14

Dioscorea lanata Bail 1 1

Dioscorea larecajensis Uline ex R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea laurifolia Wall. ex Hook.f. 9 9

Dioscorea lecardii De Wild. 19 19

Dioscorea lehmannii Uline 7 7

Dioscorea leptostachya Gardner 6 6

Dioscorea liebmannii Uline 2 2

Dioscorea liebrechtsiana De Wild. & T.Durand 11 11

Dioscorea lindmanii Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea lineari-cordata Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea loheri Prain & Burkill 5 5

Dioscorea longicuspis R.Kunth 4 4

Dioscorea lutea G.Mey. 4 4

Dioscorea luzonensis Schauer 8 8

Dioscorea maciba Jum. & H.Perrier 89 82

Dioscorea macrostachya Benth. 2 2

Dioscorea macrothyrsa Uline 5 5

Dioscorea macroura 5 4

Dioscorea madecassa H.Perrier 5 5

Dioscorea maianthemoides R.Knuth 5 5

Dioscorea mamillata Jum. & H.Perrier 15 14

Dioscorea mangenotiana 18 18

Dioscorea manicorensis Clayton 8 8

Dioscorea marginata Griseb. 6 6

Dioscorea martensis Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea martiana Griseb. 1 1

Dioscorea martini Prain & Burkill 5 5

Dioscorea mayombensis Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea mayottensis Wilkin 22 22

Dioscorea megacarpa Gleason 15 15

Dioscorea megalantha Griseb. 1 1

Dioscorea melanophyma Prain & Burkill 21 21

Dioscorea melastomatifolia Uline ex Prain & Burkill 10 10

Dioscorea membranacea Pierre ex Prain & Burkill 18 18

Dioscorea merrillii Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw. 14 13

Dioscorea microbotrya Griseb. 1 1

Dioscorea microcephala Uline 1 1

Dioscorea microura R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea militaris B.L.Rob. 1 1

Dioscorea minima B.L. Rob. & Seaton 8 8

Dioscorea minutiflora Engl. 89 87

Dioscorea mollis Mart. 7 7

Dioscorea monadelpha (Kunth) Griseb. 9 9

Dioscorea morelosana (Uline) Matuda 2 2

Dioscorea moritziana (Kunth) R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea moyobambensis R. Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea mucronata Uline ex R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea multiflora Mart. ex Griseb. 25 25

Dioscorea multiloba Kunth 5 5

Dioscorea multinervis Benth. 5 5

Dioscorea multispicata R.Knuth 3 3

Dioscorea myriantha Kunth 10 10

Dioscorea nako H.Perrier 40 38

Dioscorea namorokensis Wilkin 2 2

Dioscorea nana Poepp. 3 3

Dioscorea nelsonii Uline ex R.Knuth 3 3

Dioscorea niederleinii R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea nipponica Makino 35 34

Dioscorea nitens Prain & Burkill 6 6

Dioscorea nodosa R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea novemloba Steud. ex F.Phil. 1 1

Dioscorea nuda R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea nummularia Lam. 22 22

Dioscorea nutans R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea oaxacensis Uline 1 1

Dioscorea oblonga Gleason 5 5

Dioscorea obtusifolia Hook. & Arn. 1 1

Dioscorea odoratissima Pax 4 4

Dioscorea oenea Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea olfersiana Klotzsch ex Griseb. 9 9

Dioscorea oligophylla Phil. 1 1

Dioscorea opposita Thunb. 31 31

Dioscorea oppositifolia L. 26 25

Dioscorea orangeana Wilkin 7 7

Dioscorea orbiculata Hook.f. 12 12

Dioscorea orthogoneura Uline ex Hochr. 8 8

Dioscorea oryzetorum Prain & Burkill 17 17

Dioscorea ovalifolia R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea ovata Vell. 15 15

Dioscorea ovifotsy H.Perrier 1 1

Dioscorea ovinala Baker 57 57

Dioscorea pallens Schltdl. 6 6

Dioscorea pallidinervia R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea panamensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea paniculata Michx. 1 1

Dioscorea panthaica Prain & Burkill 10 10

Dioscorea paradoxa Prain & Burkill 5 5

Dioscorea paraguayensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea parviflora C.T.Ting 2 2

Dioscorea pedalis (Uline ex R. Knuth) R. Couto & J.M.A. Braga 2 2

Dioscorea pedicellata Phil. 1 1

Dioscorea pellegriini Hassl. ex R. Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea peltata Burm.f. 1 1

Dioscorea pentaphylla L. 185 184

Dioscorea peperoides Prain & Burkill 3 3

Dioscorea perdicum Taub. 5 5

Dioscorea permaelia Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea perpilosa H.Perrier 5 5

Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill 71 70

Dioscorea petelotii Prain & Burkill 2 2

Dioscorea pierrei Prain & Burkill 49 49

Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bertero ex Spreng. 9 9

Dioscorea piperifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 72 72

Dioscorea piratinyensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea planistipulosa Uline ex R.Knuth 3 3

Dioscorea platycarpa Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea platycolpota Uline ex B.L.Rob. 2 2

Dioscorea plumifera B.L.Rob. 2 2

Dioscorea poilanei Prain & Burkill 2 2

Dioscorea polyantha Rendle 1 1

Dioscorea polyclados Hook.f. 6 6

Dioscorea polygonatum Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 133 132

Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. 4 1

Dioscorea praecox Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea praehensilis Benth. 87 85

Dioscorea praetervisa R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea prazeri Prain & Burkill 9 9

Dioscorea prehensilis Benth. 6 6

Dioscorea preussii Pax 146 144

Dioscorea pringlei B.L.Rob. 3 3

Dioscorea proteiformis H.Perrier 23 23

Dioscorea pseudomacrocapsa G.M.Barroso, E.F. Guim. & Sucre 1 1

Dioscorea pseudorajanioides R.Knuth 7 7

Dioscorea pteropoda Boivin ex H.Perrier 23 22

Dioscorea pubera Blume 4 4

Dioscorea pubescens Poir. 9 9

Dioscorea pulchella Roxb. 4 4

Dioscorea pumilio Griseb. 1 1

Dioscorea puncticulata R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea purdiei R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea pyrenaica Bubani & Bordère ex Gren. 59 58

Dioscorea pyrifolia Kunth 26 26

Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. 152 148

Dioscorea quaternata (Walter) J.F.Gmel. 3 3

Dioscorea quinqueloba Thunb. 37 37

Dioscorea quinquelobata Thunb. 1

Dioscorea racemosa (Klotzsch) Uline 1 1

Dioscorea regnellii Uline ex R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea remota C.V.Morton 2 2

Dioscorea remotiflora Kunth 26 26

Dioscorea repanda Blume 1 1

Dioscorea reticulata Gay 6 6

Dioscorea retusa Mast. 1 1

Dioscorea reversiflora Uline 1 1

Dioscorea rhacodes Peter ex R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea rhipogonoides Oliv. 2 2

Dioscorea rigida R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea rotundata Poir. 13 12

Dioscorea rumicoides Griseb. 1 1

Dioscorea rupicola Kunth 5 5

Dioscorea rusbyi Uline 1 1

Dioscorea sagittata Poir. 2 2

Dioscorea sagittifolia Pax 18 18

Dioscorea salicifolia Blume 1 1

Dioscorea sambiranensis R.Knuth 41 36

Dioscorea sandiensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea sanpaulensis R. Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax 73 69

Dioscorea santosensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea sapindoides C.Presl 3 3

Dioscorea sativa L. 33 33

Dioscorea saxatilis Poepp. 6 6

Dioscorea scabra Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 27 27

Dioscorea schimperiana Hochst. ex Kunth 57 57

Dioscorea schwackei Uline 1 1

Dioscorea scortechinii Prain & Burkill 7 7

Dioscorea sect. enantiophyllum Uline 3

Dioscorea sellowiana Uline 2 2

Dioscorea semperflorens Uline 41 41

Dioscorea septemloba Thunb. 3 3

Dioscorea seriflora Jum. & H.Perrier 28 25

Dioscorea sessiliflora McVaugh 1 1

Dioscorea sikkimensis Prain & Burkill 2 2

Dioscorea similis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea sincorensis R.Knuth 4 4

Dioscorea sinuata Vell. 52 52

Dioscorea skottsbergii R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea smilacifolia De Wild. & T.Durand 53 53

Dioscorea soso Jum. & H.Perrier 172 139

Dioscorea sp. 840 781

Dioscorea spectabilis R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea spicata Roth 14 14

Dioscorea spiculiflora Hemsl. 1 1

Dioscorea spinosa Roxb. ex Wall. 9 9

Dioscorea sprucei Uline 3 3

Dioscorea stegelmanniana R.Knuth 9 9

Dioscorea stemonoides Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea stenophylla Uline 2 2

Dioscorea sterilis O.Weber & Wilkin 4 4

Dioscorea subcalva Prain & Burkill 27 26

Dioscorea subhastata Vell. 25 25

Dioscorea sublignosa R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea subspinosa Juss. ined. 1 1

Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. 26 26

Dioscorea syringifolia (Kunth) Kunth & R.H.Schomb. ex R.Knuth 5 5

Dioscorea tamarisciflora Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea tanalarum H.Perrier 1 1

Dioscorea taneitarensis Matuda 1 1

Dioscorea tarmensis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea tauriglossum R. Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea tentaculigera Prain & Burkill 7 6

Dioscorea tenuifolia Uline 2 2

Dioscorea tenuipes Franch. & Sav. 5 5

Dioscorea tenuiphyllum R. Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea tenuis R.Knuth 1 1

Dioscorea ternata Griseb. 8 8

Dioscorea therezopolensis Uline ex R. Knuth 4 4

Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea togoensis R.Knuth 11 11

Dioscorea tokora 1

Dioscorea tokoro Makino 24 22

Dioscorea tomentosa J.Koenig ex Spreng. 21 20

Dioscorea trachyandra Griseb. 3 3

Dioscorea transversa R.Br. 9 9

Dioscorea triandria Sessé & Moc. 1 1

Dioscorea trichantha Baker 48 42

Dioscorea trichanthera Gleason 4 4

Dioscorea trifida L.f. 55 55

Dioscorea trifoliata Kunth 1 1

Dioscorea trifurcata Hauman 1 1

Dioscorea trilinguis Griseb. 8 8

Dioscorea triloba Lam. 1 1

Dioscorea trinervia Roxb. 2 2

Dioscorea truncata Rusby 1 1

Dioscorea tsaratananensis H.Perrier 15 13

Dioscorea tubulosa Griseb. 2 2

Dioscorea ulinei Greenm. ex R.Knuth 2 2

Dioscorea urceolata Uline 2 2

Dioscorea variifolia Bertero 17 17

Dioscorea velutipes Prain & Burkill 1 1

Dioscorea versicolor Wall 13 13

Dioscorea verticillata Lam. 2 1

Dioscorea vidalii K.Y.Guan 3 3

Dioscorea vilis Kunth 3 3

Dioscorea villosa L. 100 97

Dioscorea virosa Wall. 1 1

Dioscorea vittata Baker 2 2

Dioscorea wallichii Hook.f. 5 5

Dioscorea wattii Prain & Burkill 4 4

Dioscorea yucatanensis Uline 1 1

Dioscorea yunnanensis Prain & Burkill 4 4

Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H.Wright 8 8

7798 Specimens registered in collections

Collection	Number of specimens (or sets)
Cons. et Jard. Bot. de Nancy (NCY)	1
Dep. Breeding and Veterinary Medicine (ALF)	2
Ethnobotany (PAT)	12
Gardens (JB)	61
Soc. Nat. des Sc. Nat. et Math. Cherbourg (CHE)	3
Univ. Montpellier - Inst. of Botany (MPU)	129
Vascular plants (P)	7590