Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Dioscorea L., Sp. Pl. 1032-1034 (1753)
Synonymy:
- = Rajania L., Sp. Pl. 1032 (1753)
- = Tamus L. (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Ngangarangi; Uhi; Uwhi; Uwhikāho; Yam
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Caddick,L.R.; Wilkin,P.; Hedderson,T.A.J.; Chase, M.W. 2002: Yams reclassified: a recircumscription of Dioscoreaceae and Dioscoreales. Taxon 51: 103–114.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.
Sykes, W.R. 2003: Dioscoreaceae, new for the adventive flora of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4): 727–730.
