Characteristics
Monocots
Dioscorea alata L.
WHITE YAM
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Not Native
FISC(I)
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Classification
Citation
DIOSCOREA ALATA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1033. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 1184.2). Lectotypified by R. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Monocot. 506. 1979.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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