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This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda and Angola.

[FWTA]

Dioscoreaceae, J. Miège. Flora of West Tropical Africa 3:1. 1968

Morphology General Habit
Perennial climber with spiny stems 12 ft. high
Morphology Leaves
Trinerved ovate leaves.

[FTEA]

Dioscoreaceae, E. Milne-Redhead. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1975

Morphology General Habit
Tuber probably replaced annually, shape and armament not recorded.
Morphology Stem
Twining stems with scattered prickles below.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite or alternate, glabrous; petiole up to 7 cm. long; blade ovate, elliptic or rarely suborbicular, rounded at the base, broadly and shortly acuminate, conspicuously 3-nerved with the lateral nerves running near the margin, up to 9(–13) cm. long and 6(–10) cm. broad.
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Aerial tubers not observed.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Male spicate, up to 7 cm. long, arising up to 6 in the axils of leaves or leafless nodes on terminal or lateral branches up to 40 cm. long; perianth subglobose, ± 1.5 mm. in diameter. Female 1 per leaf-axil, up to 40 cm. long, often much shorter; perianth semi-globose, ± 1.5 mm. in diameter. Ovary glabrous.
sex Male
Male spicate, up to 7 cm. long, arising up to 6 in the axils of leaves or leafless nodes on terminal or lateral branches up to 40 cm. long; perianth subglobose, ± 1.5 mm. in diameter.
sex Female
Female 1 per leaf-axil, up to 40 cm. long, often much shorter; perianth semi-globose, ± 1.5 mm. in diameter. Ovary glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule as 6, D. odoratissima, up to 3.5 cm. in diameter.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds winged all round.
Habitat
Lowland rain-forest; 1200 m.
Distribution
U4 Zaire, Angola (Zaire), Cameroun, Fernando Po and westwards to Sierra Leone

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Dioscorea smilacifolia De Wild. & T.Durand appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Sep 1, 2009 Nana felicite [67], Cameroon K000339013
Jan 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [12003], Cameroon K000199853
Oct 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [7164], Cameroon K000109583
Dec 1, 2000 Wheatley, J.I. [376], Cameroon K000436721
Keay, R.W.J. [25663], Nigeria K001146071
Onochie, C.F.A. [35329], Nigeria K000809899
Onochie, C.F.A. [35329], Nigeria K000809900
Jones, A.P.D. [2558], Nigeria K001146075
Meikle, R.D. [1193], Nigeria K001146073
Meikle, R.D. [1193], Nigeria K001146074
Glanville, R.R. [1526], Sierra Leone K000809886
Glanville, R.R. [1526], Sierra Leone K000809887
Harley, W.J. [902], Liberia K001146067
Gossweiler, J. [6545], Angola K001146505
Keay [25663], Nigeria K001146072
Boughey, A.S. [14763], Côte d'Ivoire K001146058
Binuyo, A. [35194], Cameroon K000809901
Binuyo, A. [35194], Cameroon K001146084
Gossweiler [9128], Angola K001146506
Mann, G. [2283], Nigeria K001146082
Mann, G. [2283], Nigeria K001146083
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8051], Côte d'Ivoire K000809895
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9035], Cameroon K000809905
Fay, J.M. [1979], Central African Republic K000809903
Harris, D.J. [1422], Central African Republic K000809902
Harris, D.J. [87], Central African Republic K000809904
Harris, D.J. [21], Central African Republic K000809907
Talbot, P.A. [s.n.], Nigeria K001146078
Talbot, P.A. [s.n.], Nigeria K001146079
Oldeman, R.A.A. [848], Côte d'Ivoire K001146059
Oldeman, R.A.A. [93], Côte d'Ivoire K001146060
Whyte, A. [s.n.], Liberia K001146055
Whyte, A. [s.n.], Liberia K001146065
Adam, J.G. [20898], Liberia K001146068
Dummer, R.A. [4364], Uganda K001147452
Cummins, H.A. [s.n.], Ghana K001146069
Robyns [1151], Congo, DRC K001146509
Thomas, N.W. [7434], Sierra Leone K000809885
Thomas, N.W. [7620], Sierra Leone K001146052
Thomas, N.W. [s.n.], Sierra Leone K001146053
Thomas, N.W. [2343], Nigeria K001146076
Thomas, N.W. [2081], Nigeria K001146077
Bos, J.J. [2499], Liberia K000809891
Irvine, F.R. [590], Ghana K001146064
Irvine, F.R. [120], Ghana K001146070
Guinea, E. [1279] K001146086
Guinea, E. [1277] K001146087
Harder, D.K. [3385], Ghana K000809896
Fishlock, W.C. [3], Ghana K001146063
Casas, F. [11417], Equatorial Guinea K000809908
Wieringa, J.J. [721], Gabon K001146510
Wilde, J.J.F.E. de [3581], Côte d'Ivoire K000809892
Dunlap [s.n.], Cameroon K001146085
Elliot, G.F.S. [4157], Sierra Leone K001146051
Elliot, G.F.S. [4026], Sierra Leone K001146054
Louis [4227], Congo, DRC K001146508
Champluvier, D. [5218], Congo, DRC K000809910
Champluvier, D. [5218], Congo, DRC K000809911
Sosef, M.S.M. [1051], Gabon K000809909
Zenker, G.A. [2737], Cameroon K001146503
Zenker, G.A. [1263], Cameroon K001146504
Compère, P. [389], Congo, DRC K001146512
s.coll [20273], Nigeria K000809897
s.coll [20273], Nigeria K000809898
s.coll [76], Liberia K001146056
s.coll [87], Ghana K001146062
s.coll [117], Nigeria K001146080
s.coll [48] K001146081
Louis, J.L.P. [5638], Congo, DRC K001146511
Germain, R.G.A. [8464], Congo, DRC K001146507
Baldwin, J.T.Jr. [6186], Liberia K000809888
Baldwin, J.T.Jr. [11151], Liberia K000809889
Baldwin, J.T.Jr. [11136], Liberia K000809890
Baldwin, J.T.Jr. [13976A], Cameroon K000809906
Baldwin, J.T.Jr. [11151], Liberia K001146057
Leeuweberg, M.J.A. [2207], Côte d'Ivoire K000809893
Leeuweberg, M.J.A. [2925], Côte d'Ivoire K000809894
Leeuweberg, M.J.A. [2382], Côte d'Ivoire K001146061
Menavanza, F. [107], Congo, DRC K000809912
Menavanza, F. [107], Congo, DRC K000809913
Bos, J. [2342], Liberia K001146066

First published in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 2, 1(1): 58 (1899)

Accepted by

  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo) Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Miège, Contrib. Dioscor. 138 (1952).
  • Burkill in Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. 15: 391 (1939)
  • Knuth in Engl., Pflanzenr. Dioscoreac. 4, 43: 303 (1924)
  • in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 3, 1: 239 (1901)
  • in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 2, 1: 58 (1899)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Miège in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 153 (1968).
  • Burkill in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 15: 391 (1939).
  • Hutch. & Dalz., Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 382 (1936).
  • R. Knuth in A. Engler, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 43: 303 (1924).
  • De Wild. & Th. Dur. in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 3, 1: 239 (1901).
  • De Wild. & Th. Dur. in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., sér. 2, 1: 58 (1899)

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