Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea loheri Prain & Burkill

First published in J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 33 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines (Luzon). It is a climbing tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Philippines

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?
Merrill [634] Philippines K001144896 Yes
Ramos, M. [12529] Philippines K001144895 Yes
Loher, A. [1886] Philippines K000098362 Syntype Yes
Stone; Sagcal; Reynoso [434] Philippines K001144899 Yes
Ramos, M. [12529] Philippines K000913591 Unknown Type Material Yes
Loher, A. [1898] Philippines K001144897 Yes
Stone; Sagcal; Reynoso [434] Philippines K001144898 Yes
Loher, A. [1885] Philippines K000098361 Syntype Yes
Wilkes, C. [s.n.] Philippines Dioscorea wilkesii K000098360 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