Genus Dioscorea
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Short etymology:
For Pedanius Dioscorides, (c 40–90) Greek physician, whose Materia Medica, circulated in Latin, Greek, and Arabic, was the leading work of its kind throughout the Middle Ages and remains a major source of historical information relating to medicines used by the Greeks, Romans and other cultures.
Scientific name:
Dioscorea L.
Etymology source:
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Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 2: 1032-1034 (1753)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1753
Observations of Taxon
Dioscorea cotinifolia
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Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Dioscorea elephantipes
Locality:
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Dioscorea rupicola
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Dioscorea sylvatica
Name of observer:
Elsa Pooley (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Dioscorea rupicola
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
11/01/2012 - 6:19pm
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