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Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Enrico Teophilo Heyde  Search this
Ernesto Lux  Search this
Max. Elevation:
1219  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1219  Search this
Type Citation:
Donnell Smith, J. 1894. Bot. Gaz. 19: 13.
Type Status:
Syntype
Place:
Rinconcito, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
Nov 1892
Notes:
Heyde & Lux 4359 is one of two syntypes of Dioscorea dicranandra Donn. Sm. (1894); the second syntype (Heyde & Lux 3869) is also one of two syntypes of Dioscorea albicaulis Uline (1896, effectively establishing Heyde & Lux 4359 as the lectotype of Dioscorea dicranandra) and is filed separately in the type herbarium under that name.
Record Last Modified:
8 Sep 2022
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Dioscoreales Dioscoreaceae
Published Name:
Dioscorea dicranandra Donn. Sm.
Barcode:
00513199
USNM Number:
933630
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Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36e685bb5-1702-4c91-9751-d05820a3220a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2162767