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Dioscorea

The genus Dioscorea is in the family Dioscoreaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Dioscorea

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Dioscorea abysmophila Maguire & Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea abyssinica Hochst. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea acerifolia Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea acuminata Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea adenantha Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea aesculifolia R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea aguilarii Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea alata L. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea alatipes Burkill & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea althaeoides R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea altissima Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea amaranthoides C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea amazonum Mart. ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea amoena R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea analalavensis Jum. & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ancachsensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea andina Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea andromedusae O.Téllez Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea anomala Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea antaly Jum. & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea antucoana Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea arachidna Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea araucana Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea argyrogyna Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea arifolia C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea aristolochiifolia Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea arnensis R. Knuth Accepted M TRO
Dioscorea asclepiadea Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea aspera Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea aspersa Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea asperula Pedralli Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea asteriscus Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea atrescens R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea auriculata Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bahiensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bako Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea balcanica Košanin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bancana Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea banzhuana S.J.Pei & C.T.Ting Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bartlettii C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea basiclavicaulis Rizzini & A.Mattos Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea baya De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea beecheyi R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bemandry Jum. & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bemarivensis Jum. & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea benthamii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea berenicea McVaugh Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bermejensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bernoulliana Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea besseriana Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea beyrichii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bicolor Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea biformifolia S.J.Pei & C.T.Ting Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea biloba (Phil.) Caddick & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea biplicata R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea birschelii Harms ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea blumei Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bolivarensis Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bonii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bosseri Haigh & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea brachybotrya Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea brachystachya Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bradei R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea brandisii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea brevipetiolata Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bridgesii Griseb. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea brownii Schinz Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bryoniifolia Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea buchananii Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bulbifera L. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea bulbotricha Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea burchellii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea burkilliana J.Miège Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cachipuertensis Ayala Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea calcicola Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea caldasensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea calderillensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea callacatensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cambodiana Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea campanulata Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea campestris Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea campos-portoi R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea carionis Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea carpomaculata O.Téllez & B.G.Schub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea castilloniana Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea catharinensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cayennensis Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ceratandra Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chacoensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chagllaensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chancayensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chaponensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chiapasensis Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chimborazensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chingii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea choriandra Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea chouardii Gaussen Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cienegensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cinnamomifolia Hook. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cissophylla Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea claessensii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea claussenii Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea claytonii Ayala Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cochleariapiculata De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea collettii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea commutata R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea comorensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea composita Hemsl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea contracta R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea convolvulacea Cham. & Schltdl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea conzattii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cordifolia Laness. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea coreana (Prain & Burkill) R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea coriacea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea coripatenis J.F.Macbr. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea coripatensis J. Macbr. Accepted M TRO
Dioscorea coronata Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea craibiana Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea crateriflora R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea crotalariifolia Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cruzensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cubensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cumingii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea curitybensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cuspidata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cuyabensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cyanisticta J.D.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cymosula Hemsl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea cyphocarpa C.B.Rob. ex Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea daunea Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea davidsei O.Téllez Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea de-mourae Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea debilis Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea decaryana H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea decipiens Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea decorticans C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea deflexa Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea delavayi Franch. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea delicata R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dendrotricha Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea densiflora Hemsl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea depauperata Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea diamantinensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dicranandra Donn.Sm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dielsii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dissimulans Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea divaricata Blanco Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea diversifolia Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dodecaneura Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea duchassaingii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dugesii C.B.Rob. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea dumetosa Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ekmanii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea elegans Ridl. ex Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea entomophila Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea epistephioides Taub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea escuintlensis Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea esquirolii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea exalata C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fandra H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fasciculocongesta (Sosa & B.G.Schub.) O.Téllez Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fastigiata Gay Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fendleri R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ferreyrae Ayala Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea filiformis Blume Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea flabellifolia Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea flaccida R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea floridana Bartlett Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fodinarum Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fordii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea formosana R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fractiflexa R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea fuliginosa R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea furcata Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea futschauensis Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea galeottiana Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea galiiflora R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gallegosi Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea garrettii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gaumeri R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gentryi O.Téllez Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gillettii Milne-Redh. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea glabra Roxb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea glandulosa (Griseb.) Klotzsch ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea glomerulata Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gomez-pompae O.Téllez Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gracilicaulis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gracilipes Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gracilis Hook. ex Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gracillima Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea grandiflora Mart. ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea grandis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea grata Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea gribinguiensis Baudon Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea grisebachii Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea guerrerensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea guianensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea haenkeana C.Presl Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hassleriana Chodat Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hastata Mill. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hastatissima Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hastifolia Nees Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hastiformis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea haumanii Xifreda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea havilandii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hebridensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hemicrypta Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hemsleyi Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea heptaneura Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea herbert-smithii Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea herzogii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea heteropoda Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hexagona Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hieronymi Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hintonii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hirtiflora Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hispida Dennst. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea holmioidea Maury Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hombuka H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hondurensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea howardiana O.Téllez, B.G.Schub. & Geeta Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea humifusa Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea humilis Bertero ex Colla Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea hunzikeri Xifreda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea igualamontana Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea incayensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea inopinata Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea insignis C.V.Morton & B.G.Schub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea intermedia Thwaites Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ionophylla Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea iquitosensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea irupanensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea itapirensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea itatiensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea jaliscana S.Watson Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea jamesonii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea japonica Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea javariensis Ayala Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea juxtlahuacensis (O.Téllez & Dávila) Caddick & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea kalkapershadii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea karatana Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea keduensis Burkill ex Backer Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea kerrii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea killipii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea kingii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea kjellbergii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea knuthiana De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea koepperi Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea koyamae Jayas. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea kratica Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea kuntzei Uline ex Kuntze Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lacerdaei Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea laevis Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lamprocaula Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lanata Bail Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea larecajensis Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lasseriana Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea laurifolia Wall. ex Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lawrancei R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea laxiflora Mart. ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lehmannii Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lepcharum Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lepida C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea leptobotrys Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea liebmannii Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lijiangensis C.L.Long & H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea linearicordata Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lisae Dorr & Stergios Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea listeri Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea litoralis Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea loefgrenii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea loheri Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea longicuspis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea longipes Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea longirhiza Caddick & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea longituba Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea lundii Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea luzonensis Schauer Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea macbrideana R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea macrantha Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea macrothyrsa Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea macvaughii B.G.Schub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea madecassa H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea madiunensis Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea maianthemoides Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mamillata Jum. & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mandonii Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mangenotiana J.Miège Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mantigueirensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea margarethia G.M.Barroso, E.F.Guim. & Sucre Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea marginata Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea martensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea martiana Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea martini Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea matagalpensis Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea matudae O.Téllez & B.G.Schub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mayottensis Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea megacarpa Gleason Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea megalantha Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea melanophyma Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea melastomatifolia Uline ex Prain Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea membranacea Pierre ex Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea menglaensis H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea meridensis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea merrillii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mesoamericana O.Téllez & Mart.-Rodr. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea microbotrya Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea microcephala Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea microura R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea militaris C.B.Rob. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mindanaensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea minima C.B.Rob. & Seaton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea minutiflora Engl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mitis C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mitoensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea modesta Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mollis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea monadelpha (Kunth) Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea × monandra Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea morelosana (Uline) Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea moritziana (Kunth) R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mosqueirensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea moultonii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea moyobambensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mucronata Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea multiflora Mart. ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea multiloba Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea multinervis Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea mundtii Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nako H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea namorokensis Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nana Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nanlaensis H.Li Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea natalensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea natalia Hammel Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea neblinensis Maguire & Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nelsonii Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nematodes Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nervata R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nervosa Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nicolasensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nieuwenhuisii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nipensis R.A.Howard Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nipponica Makino Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nitens Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nuda R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nummularia Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea nutans R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oaxacensis Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea obcuneata Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oblonga Gleason Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oblongifolia Rusby Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea obtusifolia Hook. & Arn. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea olfersiana Klotzsch ex Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oligophylla Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea omiltemensis O.Téllez Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea opaca R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oppositiflora Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea orbiculata Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oreodoxa B.G.Schub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea organensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea orientalis (J.Thiébaut) Caddick & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea orizabensis Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea orthogoneura Uline ex Hochr. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea oryzetorum Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ovalifolia R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ovata Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ovinala Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea palawana Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea paleata Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pallens Schltdl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pallidinervia R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea palmeri R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea panamensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea panthaica Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pantojensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea paradoxa Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pavonii Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pedicellata Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pencana Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pendula Poepp. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pentaphylla L. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea peperoides Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea perdicum Taub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea perenensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea perpilosa H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea petelotii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea philippiana Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea piauhyensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pierrei Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pilcomayensis Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pilgeriana R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bertero ex Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pinedensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea piperifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea piscatorum Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pittieri R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea planistipulosa Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea plantaginifolia R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea platycarpa Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea platycolpota Uline ex B.L.Rob. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea plumifera C.B.Rob. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pohlii Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea poilanei Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea polyanthes (F.Phil.) Caddick & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea polyclados Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pomeroonensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea potarensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea praehensilis Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea prainiana R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea prazeri Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea preslii Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea preussii Pax Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pringlei C.B.Rob. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea proteiformis H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea psammophila R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pseudomacrocapsa G.M.Barroso, E.F.Guim. & Sucre Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pseudonitens Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pseudorajanioides R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pseudotomentosa Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pteropoda Boivin ex H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pubera Blume Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pubescens Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pumicicola Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pumilio Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea puncticulata R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea purdiei R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea putisensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea putumayensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pynaertii De Wild. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pyrenaica Bubani & Bordère ex Gren. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea pyrifolia Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea quinquelobata Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea quispicanchensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea racemosa (Klotzsch) Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea regnellii Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea remota C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea remotiflora Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea reticulata Gay Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea retusa Mast. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea reversiflora Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ridleyi Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea riedelii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea rigida R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea rimbachii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea rockii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea rosei R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea rumicoides Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea rupicola Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea rusbyi Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sabarensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sagittata Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sagittifolia Pax Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea salicifolia Blume Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea salvadorensis Standl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sambiranensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sanchez-colini Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sandiensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sandwithii B.G.Schub. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sanpaulensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea santanderensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea santosensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sarasinii Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea saxatilis Poepp. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea scabra Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea schimperiana Hochst. ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea schubertiae Ayala Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea schunkei Ayala & T.Clayton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea schwackei Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea scortechinii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea secunda R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sellowiana Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea semperflorens Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea septemloba Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea septemnervis Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sericea R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea seriflora Jum. & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea serpenticola Hoque & P.K.Mukh. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sessiliflora McVaugh Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sexrimata Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea simulans Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sincorensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sinoparviflora C.T.Ting, M.G.Gilbert & Turland Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sinuata Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sitamiana Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea skottsbergii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea smilacifolia De Wild. & T.Durand Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sonlaensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sororopana Steyerm. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea soso Jum. & H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea spectabilis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea spicata Roth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea spiculiflora Hemsl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea spiculoides Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea spongiosa J.Q.Xi, M.Mizuno & W.L.Zhao Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sprucei Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea standleyi C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stegelmanniana R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stellaris R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stemonoides Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stenocolpus Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stenomeriflora Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stenopetala Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stenophylla Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sterilis O.Weber & Wilkin Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea stipulosa Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea subcalva Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea subhastata Vell. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sublignosa R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea submigra R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea subtomentosa Miranda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sumatrana Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sumiderensis B.G.Schub. & O.Téllez Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea suratensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea synandra Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea syringifolia (Kunth) Kunth & R.H.Schomb. ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tabatae Hatus. ex Yamashita & M.N.Tamura Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tacanensis Lundell Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tamarisciflora Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tamoidea Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tamshiyacuensis Ayala Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tanalarum H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tancitarensis Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tarijensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tarmensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tauriglossum R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tayacajensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea temascaltepecensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tenebrosa C.V.Morton Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tenella Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tentaculigera Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tenuipes Franch. & Sav. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tenuiphyllum R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tenuis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tequendamensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ternata Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea therezopolensis Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea togoensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tokoro Makino ex Miyabe Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea toldosensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tomentosa J.König ex Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea torticaulis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trachyandra Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trachycarpa Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea traillii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea transversa R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trichantha Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trichanthera Gleason Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trifida L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trifoliata Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trifurcata Hauman Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trilinguis Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trimenii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trinervia Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trisecta Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea trollii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea truncata Miq. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tsaratananensis H.Perrier Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tubiperianthia Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tubuliflora Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea tubulosa Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea uliginosa Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea ulinei Greenm. ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea undatiloba Baker Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea urceolata Uline Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea urophylla Hemsl. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea uruapanensis Matuda Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea valdiviensis R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea vanvuurenii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea variifolia Bertero Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea velutipes Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea vexans Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea vilis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea villosa L. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea volckmannii Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea wallichii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea warburgiana Uline ex Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea warmingii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea wattii Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea weberbaueri R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea widgrenii R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea wightii Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea wittiana R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea wrightii Uline ex R.Knuth Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea xizangensis C.T.Ting Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea yunnanensis Prain & Burkill Accepted H WCSP
Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H.Wright Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,192 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Dioscorea. Of these 610 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 316 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Dioscorea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 1,192 species names for the genus Dioscorea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 610 51.2%
Synonym 547 45.9%
Unplaced 16 1.3%
Unassessed 19 1.6%

All names

The status of the 1,508 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Dioscorea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 634 42.0%
Synonym 839 55.6%
Unplaced 16 1.1%
Unassessed 19 1.3%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 1,192 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Dioscorea, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 608 516 0 0 1,124 94.3%
Medium confidence 2 30 0 0 32 2.7%
Low confidence 0 1 16 19 36 3.0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Dioscorea, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 2 31 0 14 0 47 3.9%
WCSP 608 516 16 3 0 1,143 95.9%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2%