Open AccessFlora of Singapore precursors, 27: Typifications in the yam family (Dioscoreaceae) and the resurrection of Dioscorea tenuifolia
Author(s) -
Aireen Phang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gardens' bulletin singapore
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5812
pISSN - 0374-7859
DOI - 10.26492/gbs73(2).2021-05
Subject(s) - dioscoreaceae , dioscorea , botany , biology , flora (microbiology) , rank (graph theory) , mathematics , medicine , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , combinatorics , bacteria
Nomenclatural notes on several native species of Dioscoreaceae from Singapore are presented here. Twenty-three names, including nineteen synonyms, are typified. Dioscorea tenuifolia Ridl. is resurrected to the rank of species from a variety.