Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill

First published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 73: 185 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bangladesh to China (NW. Yunnan) and W. Indo-China. It is a climbing rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand

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.
  • Hang, Y.Y. (2020). Dioscoreaceae in China : color-illustrated Chinese and English bilingual edition: 1-476. Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wilkin, P. & Thapyai, C. (2009). Flora of Thailand 10(1): 1-140. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Wilkin, P., Thapyai, C. & Chayamarit, K. (2007). Lectotypification of Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae) names from Thailand. Kew Bulletin 62: 251-258.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hang, Y.Y. (2020). Dioscoreaceae in China : color-illustrated Chinese and English bilingual edition: 1-476. Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Parkinson, C.E. [14347] Burma K001142114 Yes
s.coll [79] K001142121 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001142118 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001142122 Yes
Lace, J.H. [[6184]] Burma K001142126 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [1361B] K001142124 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [1326] Thailand K001143583 Yes
Lace, J.H. [6219] Burma K001142115 Yes
s.coll [5456] Thailand K001143587 Yes
s.coll [1361] K001142125 Yes
Groff, G.W. [6078] Thailand K001143585 Yes
Soejarto, D.D.; Southavong, B.H. [10777] Laos K001143591 Yes
Herb Griffith [5545] K001142120 Yes
Helfer, J.W. [5544] Burma K001142119 Yes
Lace, J.H. [6184] Burma K001142123 Yes
s.coll [6622] K001142127 Yes
Lace, J.H. [3215] Burma K001142116 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [34280] Thailand K001143590 Yes
Collett, H. [704] Burma K001142128 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5456] Thailand K001143586 Yes
Groff, G.W. [s.n.] Thailand K001143584 Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [14474] Burma K001142117 Yes
s.coll [6622] Burma K001142129 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21564] Thailand K001143588 Yes
Griffith, W. [5545] BU K000098154 Syntype Yes
Wallich, N. [5703] K000098174 Holotype Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S. [34280] Thailand K001143589 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