Morphological, nomenclatural and taxonomic observations on Dioscorea monadelpha and D. subhastata (Dioscoreaceae)

Authors

  • CECILIA CARMEN XIFREDA Laboratorio de Etnobotánica y Botánica Aplicada. Facultad Cs. Naturales y Museo. Universidad de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque s/n. 1900 La Plata.
  • MIZUÉ KIRIZAWA Instituto de Botánica. Av. Miguel Stéfano 3687. CEP 04301-012. São Paulo, SP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.411-4.229

Keywords:

Taxonomy, Nomenclature, Dioscoreaceae, Dioscorea sect. Monadelpha

Abstract

Dioscorea monadelpha and  D. subhastata, species that belong to a nomenclaturally and taxonomically misinterpreted group, are delimited, described, and illustrated; distribution areas are also
given. The names  D. similis and  D. longirachis are here reduced to synonymy of  D. monadelpha. Dioscorea piratinyensis is also considered a new synonym of  D. subhastata.  Helmia monadelpha, basyonym of D. monadelpha, and D. guaranitica var. balansae are lectotypified.

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Published

31-12-2003

How to Cite

XIFREDA, C. C., & KIRIZAWA, M. (2003). Morphological, nomenclatural and taxonomic observations on Dioscorea monadelpha and D. subhastata (Dioscoreaceae). Darwiniana, Nueva Serie, 41(1-4), 207–215. https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2014.411-4.229

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1-4 (2003)

Section

Systematics and Taxonomy of Plants

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