Taxonomy Profile: Dioscorea villosa (L)

Dioscorea villosa: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Dioscorea hirticaulus
Bartlett
Dioscorea quaternata
JF Gmel
Dioscorea glauca
Muhl ex Bartlett
Dioscorea hirticaulis
Bartlett
Dioscorea quaternata var. glauca
Muhl ex LC Beck Fernald
Dioscorea villosa var. glabrifolia
Bartlett Fernald
Dioscorea villosa var. hirticaulis
Bartlett HE Ahles
Dioscorea glauca
Muhl ex LC Beck
Dioscorea villosa f. glabrifolia
Bartlett Fernald
Common Name(s):
wild yam []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dioscorea villosa: 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 |
Species : Dioscorea villosa
wild yam |
Dioscorea villosa Direct Children(s):
Dioscorea villosa: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Dioscorea villosa
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Dioscorea villosa
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Dioscorea villosa
Source:
Dioscoreaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-07-22
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Dioscorea villosa
Publication(s):
Dioscorea villosa: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Dioscorea villosa: Comments