Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.

NZOR Identifier: 8d0807c4-306c-4686-b8e2-9194de11ae3b

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 03d8d747-bcd0-44bb-aa02-8317384cb9f1)

Classification

superkingdom
Eukaryota
kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
subphylum
Spermatophytina
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Dioscoreales
family
Dioscoreaceae
genus
Dioscorea
species
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Cultivation/Captivity
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Exotic
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
(L'Hér.) Engl.
Rank
species
Year
1908
Basionym
Tamus elephantipes L'Hér.
Nomenclatural Comment
Combination published: H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9(3; 2): 367 (1908)
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
03d8d747-bcd0-44bb-aa02-8317384cb9f1
According to
NZFLORA (2012-) New Zealand Plant Names - Name based concepts
Has Parent
Dioscorea (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl. (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Elephant's foot
Name Id
566664c0-a1df-4024-96b9-47502a48b213
According To
Nicol, E. R. 1997: Common Names of Plants in New Zealand. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press.

Application - has vernacular

Full Name
Hottentot bread
Name Id
f5e78cbb-ce7a-4157-bf06-0547030cdcb0
According To
Nicol, E. R. 1997: Common Names of Plants in New Zealand. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press.

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