Dioscorea alata L.

NZOR Identifier: 41f21b6c-cee0-4738-929d-8090ce565652

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id f00c78f2-4377-4ac5-b1d6-6d618fdaf4e6)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Dioscoreales
family
Dioscoreaceae
genus
Dioscorea
species
Dioscorea alata L.

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Absent
Origin
Exotic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
L.
Rank
species
Year
1753
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
f00c78f2-4377-4ac5-b1d6-6d618fdaf4e6
According to
Sykes, W.R. 2003: Dioscoreaceae, new for the adventive flora of New Zealand.. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4): 727-730.
Preferred Name
Dioscorea alata L. (In use by NZOR) }

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
d2177372-32d7-410f-a89a-c2f3959ceaf3
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Dioscorea (In use by NZOR)

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
White yam
Name Id
f2fccdae-6417-486e-80d2-891f85114934
According To
Nicol, E. R. 1997: Common Names of Plants in New Zealand. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press.

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