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The genus Dioscorea is in the family Dioscoreaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Dioscorea

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Dioscorea abysmophila Maguire & Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea abyssinica Hochst. ex Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea acerifolia Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea acuminata Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea adenantha Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea aesculifolia R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea aguilarii Standl. & Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea alata L.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea alatipes Burkill & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea althaeoides R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea altissima Lam.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea amaranthoides C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea amazonum Mart. ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea amoena R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea analalavensis Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ancachsensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea andina Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea andromedusae O.Téllez	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea anomala Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea antaly Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea antucoana Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea arachidna Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea araucana Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea arcuatinervis Hochr.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea argyrogyna Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea arifolia C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea aristolochiifolia Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea arnensis R. Knuth	Accepted		TRO
Dioscorea asclepiadea Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea aspera Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea aspersa Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea asperula Pedralli	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea asteriscus Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea atrescens R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea auriculata Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bahiensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bako Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea balcanica Košanin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bancana Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea banzhuana S.J.Pei & C.T.Ting	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bartlettii C.V.Morton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea basiclavicaulis Rizzini & A.Mattos	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea baya De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea beecheyi R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bemandry Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bemarivensis Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea benthamii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea berenicea McVaugh	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bermejensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bernoulliana Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea besseriana Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea beyrichii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bicolor Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea biformifolia S.J.Pei & C.T.Ting	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea biloba (Phil.) Caddick & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea biplicata R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea birschelii Harms ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea blumei Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bolivarensis Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bonii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bosseri Haigh & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea brachybotrya Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea brachystachya Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bradei R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea brandisii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea brevipetiolata Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bridgesii Griseb. ex Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea brownii Schinz	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bryoniifolia Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea buchananii Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bulbifera L.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea bulbotricha Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea burchellii Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea burkilliana J.Miège	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cachipuertensis Ayala	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea calcicola Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea caldasensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea calderillensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea callacatensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cambodiana Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea campanulata Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea campestris Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea campos-portoi R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea carionis Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea carpomaculata O.Téllez & B.G.Schub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea castilloniana Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea catharinensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cayennensis Lam.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ceratandra Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chacoensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chagllaensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chancayensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chaponensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chiapasensis Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chimborazensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chingii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea choriandra Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea chouardii Gaussen	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cienegensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cinnamomifolia Hook.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cissophylla Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea claessensii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea claussenii Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea claytonii Ayala	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cochleariapiculata De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea collettii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea commutata R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea comorensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea composita Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea contracta R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea convolvulacea Cham. & Schltdl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea conzattii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cordifolia Laness.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea coreana (Prain & Burkill) R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea coriacea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea coripatenis J.F.Macbr.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea coripatensis J. Macbr.	Accepted		TRO
Dioscorea coronata Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea craibiana Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea crateriflora R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea crotalariifolia Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cruzensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cubensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cumingii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea curitybensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cuspidata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cuyabensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cyanisticta J.D.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cymosula Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea cyphocarpa C.B.Rob. ex Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea daunea Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea davidsei O.Téllez	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea de-mourae Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea debilis Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea decaryana H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea decipiens Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea decorticans C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea deflexa Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea delavayi Franch.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea delicata R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dendrotricha Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea densiflora Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea depauperata Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea diamantinensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dicranandra Donn.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dielsii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dissimulans Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea divaricata Blanco	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea diversifolia Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dodecaneura Vell.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea duchassaingii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dugesii C.B.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea dumetosa Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ekmanii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea elegans Ridl. ex Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea entomophila Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea epistephioides Taub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea escuintlensis Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea esquirolii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea exalata C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fandra H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fasciculocongesta (Sosa & B.G.Schub.) O.Téllez	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fastigiata Gay	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fendleri R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ferreyrae Ayala	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea filiformis Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea flabellifolia Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea flaccida R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea floridana Bartlett	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fodinarum Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fordii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea formosana R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fractiflexa R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea fuliginosa R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea furcata Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea futschauensis Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea galeottiana Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea galiiflora R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gallegosi Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea garrettii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gaumeri R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gentryi O.Téllez	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gillettii Milne-Redh.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea glabra Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea glandulosa (Griseb.) Klotzsch ex Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea glomerulata Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gomez-pompae O.Téllez	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gracilicaulis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gracilipes Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gracilis Hook. ex Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gracillima Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea grandiflora Mart. ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea grandis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea grata Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea gribinguiensis Baudon	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea grisebachii Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea guerrerensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea guianensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea haenkeana C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hassleriana Chodat	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hastata Mill.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hastatissima Rusby	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hastifolia Nees	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hastiformis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea haumanii Xifreda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea havilandii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hebridensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hemicrypta Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hemsleyi Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea heptaneura Vell.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea herbert-smithii Rusby	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea herzogii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea heteropoda Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hexagona Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hieronymi Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hintonii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hirtiflora Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hispida Dennst.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea holmioidea Maury	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hombuka H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hondurensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea howardiana O.Téllez, B.G.Schub. & Geeta	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea humifusa Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea humilis Bertero ex Colla	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea hunzikeri Xifreda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea igualamontana Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea incayensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea inopinata Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea insignis C.V.Morton & B.G.Schub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea intermedia Thwaites	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ionophylla Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea iquitosensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea irupanensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea itapirensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea itatiensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea jaliscana S.Watson	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea jamesonii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea japonica Thunb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea javariensis Ayala	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea juxtlahuacensis (O.Téllez & Dávila) Caddick & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea kalkapershadii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea karatana Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea keduensis Burkill ex Backer	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea kerrii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea killipii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea kingii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea kjellbergii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea knuthiana De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea koepperi Standl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea koyamae Jayas.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea kratica Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea kuntzei Uline ex Kuntze	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lacerdaei Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea laevis Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lamprocaula Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lanata Bail	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea larecajensis Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lasseriana Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea laurifolia Wall. ex Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lawrancei R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea laxiflora Mart. ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lehmannii Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lepcharum Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lepida C.V.Morton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea leptobotrys Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea liebmannii Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lijiangensis C.L.Long & H.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea linearicordata Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lisae Dorr & Stergios	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea listeri Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea litoralis Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea loefgrenii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea loheri Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea longicuspis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea longipes Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea longirhiza Caddick & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea longituba Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea lundii Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea luzonensis Schauer	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea macbrideana R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea macrantha Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea macrothyrsa Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea macvaughii B.G.Schub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea madecassa H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea madiunensis Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea maianthemoides Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mamillata Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mandonii Rusby	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mangenotiana J.Miège	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mantigueirensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea margarethia G.M.Barroso, E.F.Guim. & Sucre	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea marginata Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea martensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea martiana Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea martini Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea matagalpensis Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea matudae O.Téllez & B.G.Schub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mayottensis Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea megacarpa Gleason	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea megalantha Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea melanophyma Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea melastomatifolia Uline ex Prain	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea membranacea Pierre ex Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea menglaensis H.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea meridensis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea merrillii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mesoamericana O.Téllez & Mart.-Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea microbotrya Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea microcephala Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea microura R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea militaris C.B.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mindanaensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea minima C.B.Rob. & Seaton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea minutiflora Engl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mitis C.V.Morton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mitoensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea modesta Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mollis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea monadelpha (Kunth) Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea × monandra Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea morelosana (Uline) Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea moritziana (Kunth) R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mosqueirensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea moultonii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea moyobambensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mucronata Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea multiflora Mart. ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea multiloba Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea multinervis Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea mundtii Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nako H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea namorokensis Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nana Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nanlaensis H.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea natalensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea natalia Hammel	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea neblinensis Maguire & Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nelsonii Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nematodes Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nervata R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nervosa Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nicolasensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nieuwenhuisii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nipensis R.A.Howard	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nipponica Makino	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nitens Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nuda R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nummularia Lam.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea nutans R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oaxacensis Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea obcuneata Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oblonga Gleason	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oblongifolia Rusby	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea obtusifolia Hook. & Arn.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea olfersiana Klotzsch ex Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oligophylla Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea omiltemensis O.Téllez	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea opaca R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oppositiflora Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oppositifolia L.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea orbiculata Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oreodoxa B.G.Schub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea organensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea orientalis (J.Thiébaut) Caddick & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea orizabensis Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea orthogoneura Uline ex Hochr.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea oryzetorum Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ovalifolia R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ovata Vell.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ovinala Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea palawana Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea paleata Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pallens Schltdl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pallidinervia R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea palmeri R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea panamensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea panthaica Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pantojensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea paradoxa Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pavonii Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pedicellata Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pencana Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pendula Poepp. ex Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pentaphylla L.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea peperoides Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea perdicum Taub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea perenensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea perpilosa H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea petelotii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea philippiana Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea piauhyensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pierrei Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pilcomayensis Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pilgeriana R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bertero ex Spreng.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pinedensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea piperifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea piscatorum Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pittieri R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea planistipulosa Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea plantaginifolia R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea platycarpa Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea platycolpota Uline ex B.L.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea plumifera C.B.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pohlii Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea poilanei Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea polyanthes (F.Phil.) Caddick & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea polyclados Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pomeroonensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea potarensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea praehensilis Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea prainiana R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea prazeri Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea preslii Steud.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea preussii Pax	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pringlei C.B.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea proteiformis H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea psammophila R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pseudomacrocapsa G.M.Barroso, E.F.Guim. & Sucre	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pseudonitens Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pseudorajanioides R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pseudotomentosa Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pteropoda Boivin ex H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pubera Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pubescens Poir.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pumicicola Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pumilio Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea puncticulata R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea purdiei R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea putisensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea putumayensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pynaertii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pyrenaica Bubani & Bordère ex Gren.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea pyrifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea quinquelobata Thunb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea quispicanchensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea racemosa (Klotzsch) Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea regnellii Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea remota C.V.Morton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea remotiflora Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea reticulata Gay	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea retusa Mast.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea reversiflora Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ridleyi Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea riedelii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea rigida R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea rimbachii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea rockii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea rosei R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea rumicoides Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea rupicola Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea rusbyi Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sabarensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sagittata Poir.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sagittifolia Pax	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea salicifolia Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea salvadorensis Standl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sambiranensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sanchez-colini Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sandiensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sandwithii B.G.Schub.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sanpaulensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea santanderensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea santosensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sarasinii Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea saxatilis Poepp.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea scabra Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea schimperiana Hochst. ex Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea schubertiae Ayala	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea schunkei Ayala & T.Clayton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea schwackei Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea scortechinii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea secunda R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sellowiana Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea semperflorens Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea septemloba Thunb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea septemnervis Vell.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sericea R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea seriflora Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea serpenticola Hoque & P.K.Mukh.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sessiliflora McVaugh	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sexrimata Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea simulans Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sincorensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sinoparviflora C.T.Ting, M.G.Gilbert & Turland	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sinuata Vell.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sitamiana Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea skottsbergii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea smilacifolia De Wild. & T.Durand	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sonlaensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sororopana Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea soso Jum. & H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea spectabilis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea spicata Roth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea spiculiflora Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea spiculoides Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea spongiosa J.Q.Xi, M.Mizuno & W.L.Zhao	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sprucei Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea standleyi C.V.Morton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stegelmanniana R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stellaris R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stemonoides Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stenocolpus Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stenomeriflora Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stenopetala Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stenophylla Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sterilis O.Weber & Wilkin	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea stipulosa Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea subcalva Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea subhastata Vell.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sublignosa R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea submigra R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea subtomentosa Miranda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sumatrana Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sumiderensis B.G.Schub. & O.Téllez	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea suratensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea synandra Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea syringifolia (Kunth) Kunth & R.H.Schomb. ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tabatae Hatus. ex Yamashita & M.N.Tamura	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tacanensis Lundell	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tamarisciflora Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tamoidea Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tamshiyacuensis Ayala	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tanalarum H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tancitarensis Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tarijensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tarmensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tauriglossum R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tayacajensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea temascaltepecensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tenebrosa C.V.Morton	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tenella Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tentaculigera Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tenuipes Franch. & Sav.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tenuiphyllum R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tenuis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tequendamensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ternata Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea therezopolensis Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea togoensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tokoro Makino ex Miyabe	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea toldosensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tomentosa J.König ex Spreng.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea torticaulis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trachyandra Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trachycarpa Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea traillii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea transversa R.Br.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trichantha Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trichanthera Gleason	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trifida L.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trifoliata Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trifurcata Hauman	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trilinguis Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trimenii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trinervia Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trisecta Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea trollii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea truncata Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tsaratananensis H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tubiperianthia Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tubuliflora Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea tubulosa Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea uliginosa Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea ulinei Greenm. ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea undatiloba Baker	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea urceolata Uline	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea urophylla Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea uruapanensis Matuda	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea valdiviensis R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea vanvuurenii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea variifolia Bertero	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea velutipes Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea vexans Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea vilis Kunth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea villosa L.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea volckmannii Phil.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea wallichii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea warburgiana Uline ex Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea warmingii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea wattii Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea weberbaueri R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea widgrenii R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea wightii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea wittiana R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea wrightii Uline ex R.Knuth	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea xizangensis C.T.Ting	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea yunnanensis Prain & Burkill	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H.Wright	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 1,192 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Dioscorea. Of these 610 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 316 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Dioscorea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 1,192 species names for the genus Dioscorea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	610	51.2%
◕	Synonym	547	45.9%
◕	Unplaced	16	1.3%
◕	Unassessed	19	1.6%

All names

The status of the 1,508 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Dioscorea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	634	42.0%
◕	Synonym	839	55.6%
◕	Unplaced	16	1.1%
◕	Unassessed	19	1.3%

Of these names,

• 20 are recorded as invalid
• 57 are recorded as illegitimate
• 2 are recorded as a spelling variant

The confidence with which the status of the 1,192 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Dioscorea, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	608	516	0	0	1,124	94.3%
	Medium confidence	2	30	0	0	32	2.7%
	Low confidence	0	1	16	19	36	3.0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Dioscorea, are as follows: