Descourtilz, M.E., Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829)
Fl. Méd. Antilles
vol. 8
(1829)
t.
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Dioscorea alata L.
name cited:
Dioscorea alata L.
name recognized:
Dioscorea alata L.
drawing:
J.T. Descourtilz
origin of:
F.E. Guérin-Méneville, Dict. Pittores. Hist. Nat., vol. 4 : t. 236, fig. 3,4 (1836)
family:
Dioscoreaceaetribe: Dioscoroideae
epithet:
alatus,-a,-um
Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.
link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=92547
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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.;