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Dioscorea mexicana  Scheidw.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 810117

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Dioscorea macrostachya Benth.
 
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  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderDioscoreales   
                            FamilyDioscoreaceae  – Yam Family  
                               GenusDioscorea L. – yam  
                                  SpeciesDioscorea mexicana Scheidw.  
       

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  Source: Kew family checklist, 2011, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, botanical information system at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, available at http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do   
  Reference for: Dioscorea mexicana   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
 

 

   

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