Typification of seven names in Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) described by J.D. Hooker

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Description

Nomenclatural notes on the species of Dioscorea L. described by J.D. Hooker in the Flora of British India are presented here. The study is based on the critical evaluation of all available original materials from various herbaria (BM, E, G, K, L, P and CAL). Lectotypes for seven names, viz. D. collettii Hook.f., D. gibbiflora Hook.f., D. jacquemontii Hook.f., D. laurifolia Wall. ex Hook.f., D. obcuneata Hook.f., D. polyclades Hook.f. and D. wightii Hook.f. are designated in the research paper.

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Pagare R, Kishor K C, Arisdason W (2026). Typification of seven names in Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) described by J.D. Hooker. Version 1.0. Training Organization. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=typification_dioscorea&v=1.0

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Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Ravikiran Pagare
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Sandip University
  • Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, Sandip University
422213 Nashik
Maharashtra
IN
K C Kishor
  • Originator
Sandip University
W Arisdason
  • Originator
Botanical Survey of India
  • southern Regional Centre, TNAU Campus, Lawley Road
641 003 Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
IN
Vijay Barve
  • Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
  • 6/7 Bijoygarh
700032 Kolkata
West Bengal
IN

Geographic Coverage

Asia

Bounding Coordinates South West [1.352, 73.664], North East [20.431, 103.82]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta
Class Liliopsida
Order Dioscoreales
Family Dioscoreaceae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1835-08-01 / 1888-05-01

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Pagare, R. S., Kishor, K. C., & Arisdason, W. (2020). Typification of seven names in Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) described by J.D. Hooker. Rheedea, 30(2), 312. https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.02.09