⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-332586, with some changes.

Dioscorea aculeata Roxb. is a synonym of Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill

This name is a synonym of Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill.

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym and as an illegitimate name (record 332586) with original publication details: Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 3: 800 1832.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60437930-2.