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This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-239755, with some changes.

H Dioscorea altissima Lam. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae).

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as an accepted name (record 239755) with original publication details: Encycl. 3: 231 1789.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323906-2.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Dioscorea balsapuertensis R.Knuth Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea calcarea R.Knuth Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea chondrocarpa Griseb. Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea hoehneana R.Knuth Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea maranonensis R.Knuth Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea nitida R.Knuth Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea poeppigii Kunth Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea rajanioides Uline ex R.Knuth Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea revillae Ayala Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea riparia Kunth & R.H.Schomb. Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea samydea Griseb. Synonym H WCSP
Dioscorea samydea var. corcovadensis Uline ex R.Knuth Synonym L WCSP
Dioscorea samydea var. cordovadensis Uline Synonym L TRO
Dioscorea samydea var. poeppigii (Kunth) Ayala Synonym L WCSP

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