Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea fastigiata Gay

First published in Fl. Chil. 6: 54 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Chile (to Coquimbo). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chile Central, Chile North

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1994 Gay, C. [s.n.] Chile K000099298 Holotype Yes
Nov 1, 1994 Philippi, R.A. [s.n.] Chile K000099300 Type Yes
Nov 1, 1994 [Philippi, R.A.] [s.n.] Chile K000099299 Type Yes
Werdermann, E. [447] Chile K001150687 Yes
Reiche, C. [s.n.] K001150686 Yes
Johnston, I.M. [3645] Chile Dioscorea cylindrostachya K000099304 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0