Rhind, W., history of the vegetable kingdom, new ed. (1855)
Hist. Veg. Kingd.

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(1868)

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t. 10 f. 3

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Dioscorea alata L.

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name cited:
Dioscorea alata L.
name recognized:
Dioscorea alata L.

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drawing: W.H. Fitch

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engraving/lithography: J. Bishop

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family: Dioscoreaceae
tribe: Dioscoroideae

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epithet: alatus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Wellcome Museum and Library, London, U.K.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=481000

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synonyms:

heterotypic synonyms:
Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb.; Dioscorea colocasiifolia Pax; Dioscorea eburina Lour.; Dioscorea eburnea Lour.; Dioscorea globosa Roxb.; Dioscorea javanica Queva; Dioscorea purpurea Roxb.; Dioscorea rubella Roxb.; Dioscorea sapinii De Wild.; Dioscorea sativa Munro; Dioscorea vulgaris Miq.;