Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea smilacifolia De Wild. & T.Durand [Dioscoreaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

No non-scientific names for this plant in the MPNS resource.

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dioscorea demeusei De Wild. & T.Durand Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 3, 1: 238 (1901).
Dioscorea echinulata De Wild. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 3: 278 (1911).
Dioscorea flamignii De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 3: 360 (1912).
Dioscorea orbicularis A.Chev. ex De Wild. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 4: 345 (1914), not validly publ.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea smilacifolia De Wild.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Trop. Africa (2015)
Dioscorea smilacifolia De Wild. & T.Durand	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Dioscorea smilacifolia Willdenow	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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