IRMNG - Dioscoreaceae R. Brown, 1810

IRMNG taxon details

Dioscoreaceae R. Brown, 1810

IRMNG_ID

115587 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:115587)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Dioscoreales

Synonymised names

Avetraceae Takhtajan, 1997 · unaccepted

Stenomeridaceae J.G. Agardh, 1858 · unaccepted

Taccaceae Dumortier, 1829 · unaccepted

Trichopodaceae Hutchinson, 1934 · unaccepted

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Genus Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Rajania Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Stenomeris J.E. Planchon, 1852
Genus Tacca J.R. Forster & J.G.A. Forster, 1775
Genus Trichopus J. Gaertner, 1788
Genus Dioscoroïdes P.-H. Fritel, 1904 † represented as Dioscoroides P.-H. Fritel, 1904 † (version of name with diaeresis (permitted in ICN as indicator of pronunciation), non-diaeresis version is used as preferred form in IRMNG)
Genus Avetra H. Perrier de la Bâthie, 1924 accepted as Trichopus J. Gaertner, 1788
Genus Borderea Miégeville, 1866 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Dioscoreophyllum Kräusel & Weyland, 1954 †
Genus Dioscoroides P.-H. Fritel, 1904 † (Misspelling)
Genus Epipetrum R.A. Philippi, 1864 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Helmia Kunth, 1850 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Hyperocarpa (E.B. Uline) G.M. Barroso et al., 1974 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Leontopetaloides Boehmer in C.G. Ludwig, 1760 accepted as Tacca J.R. Forster & J.G.A. Forster, 1775
Genus Nanarepenta Matuda, 1962 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Oncus Loureiro, 1790 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Schizocapsa Hance, 1881 accepted as Tacca J.R. Forster & J.G.A. Forster, 1775
Genus Tamus Linnaeus, 1753 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Testudinaria R.A. Salisbury in Burchell, 1824 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Trichopodium Lindley, 1832 accepted as Trichopus J. Gaertner, 1788
Genus Ubium Cothenius, 1790 accepted as Dioscorea Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Asterocalyx Ettingshausen, 1888 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Atacca Lemaire, 1852 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Ataccia J.S. Presl in K.B. Presl, 1828 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Botryosicyos Hochstetter, 1844 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Dioscoreaecarpum G. Andreánszky, 1959 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Dioscorites G. Saporta, 1863 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Elephantodon R.A. Salisbury, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Halloschulzia O. Kuntze, 1891 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Hamatris R.A. Salisbury, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Higinbothamia Uline, 1899 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Janraia Adanson, 1763 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Merione R.A. Salisbury, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Podianthus Schnizlein, 1843 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Polynome R.A. Salisbury, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Prototamus M. Langeron, 1899 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Raja J. Burman, 1758 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Rhizemys Rafinesque, 1838 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Rimilatericutis G. Roselt & W. Schneider, 1969 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Sismondaea Delponte, 1854 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Steirexa Rafinesque, 1838 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Strophis R.A. Salisbury, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Tamnus P. Miller, 1754 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Varipilicutis W. Schneider, 1969 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Prodr.: 294. 27 Mar 1810. [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Includes Taccaceae in APG III treatment, though GRIN maintains the latter fam. as distinct; may require to be separated in...

Taxonomic remark Includes Taccaceae in APG III treatment, though GRIN maintains the latter fam. as distinct; may require to be separated in future (APG III, 2009). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Dioscoreaceae R. Brown, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115587 on 2024-11-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (10)
Notes (4)

original description Prodr.: 294. 27 Mar 1810. [details]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

basis of record Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html. [details]

current name source Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

original description (of Trichopodaceae Hutchinson, 1934) Fam. Fl. Pl. 2: 143. 20 Jul 1934. [details]

original description (of Stenomeridaceae J.G. Agardh, 1858) Theoria Syst. Pl.: 66. Apr-Sep 1858. [details]

original description (of Taccaceae Dumortier, 1829) Anal. Fam. Pl.: 57, 58.
page(s): 1829 [details]

original description (of Avetraceae Takhtajan, 1997) Divers. Classif. Fl.: 524. 24 Apr 1997. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Plantae (Kingdom) > Magnoliophyta (Phylum) > Liliopsida (Class) > Liliidae (Subclass) > Dioscoreales (Order) > Dioscoreaceae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Angiosperms, nonmarine except where noted. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Ypresian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Nomenclatural status nom. cons. [details]

Taxonomic remark Includes Taccaceae in APG III treatment, though GRIN maintains the latter fam. as distinct; may require to be separated in future (APG III, 2009). [details]