Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea filiformis Blume

First published in Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 22 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Thailand to Malesia. It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, 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.
  • Wilkin, P. & Thapyai, C. (2009). Flora of Thailand 10(1): 1-140. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Nguyen, V.D., et al. [HNK-1810] Vietnam K000524334 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Nguyen, V.D., et al. [HNK-1697] Vietnam K000524382 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Nguyen, V.D., et al. [HNK-1697] Vietnam K000524335 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [9622] Malaysia K001143253 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [8120] Philippines K001144816 Yes
Bermejos, J. [209] Philippines K001144812 Yes
Bermejos, J. [330] Philippines K001144813 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [9622] Malaysia K001143254 Yes
Zollinger, H. [2528] Indonesia K000098321 Kleptotype Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, T.C.; Xuyen, D.T.; et al [HNK 598] Vietnam K000809568 Yes
Wilkin, P. [904] Thailand K000809549 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [19418] Malaysia K001143246 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur, M. [3623] Thailand K001143950 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [989] Malaysia K000809530 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [21819] Malaysia K001144438 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001144436 Yes
Furtado, C.X. [s.n.] Singapore K001143244 Yes
Wilkin, P. [904] Thailand K000809551 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [4417] Malaysia K001143248 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [7098] Malaysia K000809537 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1028] Thailand K000809561 Yes
Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [18860] Malaysia K000809532 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001144432 Yes
Wilde, W.J.J.O., de; Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E., de [14393] Indonesia K000809570 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [6353] Malaysia K001143251 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [7059] Malaysia K000809538 Yes
Wilkin, P. [908A] Thailand K000809554 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [7059] Malaysia K000809533 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1058] Thailand K000809567 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur, M. [3868] Thailand K001143951 Yes
Wilkin, P. [916] Thailand K000809543 Yes
Furtado, C.X. [s.n.] Singapore K001143257 Yes
Haniff, M. [645] Malaysia K001143242 Yes
Burkill, I.H.; Haniff, M. [12438] Malaysia K001143245 Yes
Jones, B.L. [212] Malaysia K000809572 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1044] Thailand K001143953 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [6340] Malaysia K001143250 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [17412] Malaysia K000809535 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [19418] Malaysia K000809529 Yes
Koorders, S.H.; Koorders-Schumacher, A. [40937B] Indonesia K001144429 Yes
s.coll [2612] Malaysia K001143241 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [6364] Malaysia K001143252 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1056] Thailand K000809556 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1057] Thailand K000809557 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur bin Mohamed Ghose, M. [7098] Malaysia K000809536 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [857] Philippines K001144818 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [19418] Singapore K001143255 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1057] Thailand K000809558 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [22377] Malaysia K000809531 Yes
Wilkin, P. [T967] Thailand K000809559 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1056] Thailand K000809555 Yes
Wilkin, P. [T966] Thailand K000809565 Yes
Loher, A. [7009] Philippines K001144814 Yes
Loher, A. [1884] Philippines K001144808 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1044] Thailand K001143954 Yes
Wilkin, P. [916] Thailand K000809544 Yes
Burkill, H.M. [4417] Malaysia K001143249 Yes
s.coll [38152B] K001144431 Yes
Wallich, N. [5105 B] Malaysia K000098243 Lectotype Yes
Wallich, N. [5105 B] Malaysia K000098245 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [5105 B] Malaysia K000098244 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [5105 B] Malaysia K000098242 Type Yes
Charoenphol, C.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [3565] Thailand K000809545 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [19418] Singapore K001143247 Yes
Meyer, E.H.F. [s.n.] Indonesia K001144437 Yes
s.coll [7266] Indonesia K001144435 Yes
Put [1086] Thailand K000809542 Yes
Haniff, M. [645] Malaysia K001143243 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur, M. [3623] Thailand K000809539 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [22882] Malaysia K000809534 Yes
Ramos, M. [43137] Philippines K001144815 Yes
Wilkin, P. [896] Thailand K000809547 Yes
Furtado, C.X. [16765] Singapore K001143256 Yes
Wilkin, P. [906] Thailand K000809548 Yes
s.coll [8275] Indonesia K001144434 Yes
Haniff, M.; Nur, M. [7473] Thailand K000809541 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, T.C.; Xuyen, D.T.; et al [HNK 598] Vietnam K000809569 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1028] Thailand K000809560 Yes
Wilde, W.J.J.O., de; Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E., de [13869] Indonesia K000809571 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P. [1093] Thailand K000809563 Yes
Wilkin, P. [906] Thailand K000809552 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1037] Thailand K000809564 Yes
Reillo, J. [19200] Philippines K001144809 Yes
Jones, B.L. [212] Malaysia K000809573 Yes
Wilkin, P. [896] Thailand K000809546 Yes
Koorders, S.H. [27728B] Indonesia K001144428 Yes
s.coll [3929] Philippines K001144811 Yes
Loher, A. [1888] Philippines K001144810 Yes
Wilkin, P. [1038] Thailand K000809562 Yes
Put [1299] Thailand K000809540 Yes
Henderson, M.R. [19418] Malaysia K000809528 Yes
Wilkin, P.; Suddee, S.; Puudjaa, P.; Paton, A.; et al [1059] Thailand K000809566 Yes
Ramos, M. [22266] Philippines K001144817 Yes
Wilkin, P. [906] Thailand K000809553 Yes
Wilkin, P. [904] Thailand K000809550 Yes
Cuming, H. [547] Philippines Dioscorea myriantha K000098354 Unknown Type Material Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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