Taxonomy Profile: Dioscoreaceae

Dioscoreaceae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Yam Family []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Dioscoreaceae: 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 |
Dioscoreaceae Direct Children(s):
Rajania
(L)
Dioscoreaceae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Dioscoreaceae
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:
Dioscoreaceae
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:
Dioscoreaceae
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:
Dioscoreaceae
Source:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014
Acquired:
2014-11-19
Notes:
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/
Reference for:
Dioscoreaceae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Raz, Lauren / Flora of North America Editorial Committee (eds.)
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Dioscoreaceae R. Brown: Yam Family
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales
Page(s):
479-485
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-19-515208-5/
Notes:
Also available electronically at http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=10280
Reference for:
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscoreaceae: Geographic Information
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Dioscoreaceae: Comments