Taxonomy Profile: Dioscorea mexicana (Scheidw)

Dioscorea mexicana: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Dioscorea macrostachya
Benth
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dioscorea mexicana: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Dioscoreales
Family : Dioscoreaceae
Yam Family |
Genus : Dioscorea
yam |
Dioscorea mexicana Direct Children(s):
Dioscorea mexicana: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Kew family checklist, 2011
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, botanical information system at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, available at http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Reference for:
Dioscorea mexicana
Publication(s):
Dioscorea mexicana: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Dioscorea mexicana: Comments