Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Dioscoreales > Family Dioscoreaceae > Genus Dioscorea

Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

DioscoreaPlum. ex L.accepted genus name
Borderea Miégev. heterotypic synonym
Botryosicyos Hochst. heterotypic synonym
Elephantodon Salisb. heterotypic synonym
Epipetrum Phil. heterotypic synonym
Hamatris Salisb. heterotypic synonym
Helmia Kunth heterotypic synonym
Higinbothamia Uline heterotypic synonym
Hyperocarpa (Uline) G. M. Barroso, E. F. Guim. & Sucre heterotypic synonym
Merione Salisb. heterotypic synonym
Nanarepenta Matuda heterotypic synonym
Oncorhiza Pers. heterotypic synonym
Oncus Lour. heterotypic synonym
Polynome Salisb. heterotypic synonym
Rhizemys Raf. heterotypic synonym
Ricophora Mill. heterotypic synonym
Sismondaea Delponte heterotypic synonym
Strophis Salisb. heterotypic synonym
Tamnus Mill. heterotypic synonym
Tamus L. heterotypic synonym
Testudinaria Salisb. ex Burch. heterotypic synonym
Ubium J. F. Gmel. heterotypic synonym

Species group names

Tamus communis L. basionym
Tamus communis L. homotypic synonym
Dioscorea canariensis Webb & Berthel. heterotypic synonym
Smilax rubra Willd. heterotypic synonym
Tamus baccifera St.-Lag. heterotypic synonym
Tamus canariensis Willd. ex Kunth heterotypic synonym
Tamus cirrhosa Hausskn. ex Bornm. heterotypic synonym
Tamus communis f. subtriloba (Guss.) O. Bolòs & Vigo heterotypic synonym
Tamus communis subsp. cretica (L.) Nyman heterotypic synonym
Tamus communis var. cretica (L.) Boiss. heterotypic synonym
Tamus communis var. subtriloba Guss. heterotypic synonym
Tamus communis var. triloba Simonk. heterotypic synonym
Tamus cordifolia Stokes heterotypic synonym
Tamus cretica L. heterotypic synonym
Tamus edulis Lowe heterotypic synonym
Tamus norsa Lowe heterotypic synonym
Tamus parviflora Kunth heterotypic synonym
Tamus racemosa Gouan heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: nuez negra; nueza negra; tuca sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Asturian: bidre; cereces de perru; coloraínos; corales; hedrera; muégada; muélaga; pica pica; planta del coral; uvas de perru; uves de perru sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Catalan: corriola de cavall; corriola de cavalli; gatmaimó; maimó; marimó; metxoacan bort sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Euskera: apomahats; apomahatsa; apo-mats; apo-matsa; asta-mats; asta-matsa; espárrago-silbestre; mahatshondo; mahatstei; mathatstei; taneta sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: baganha; boudaña; buganha; cereixas de can; cereixas de corriola; nabo caíño; noça; norça-preta; norza negra; nouza; noza; saltasebes; saltasebias; tamo; uva-de-çao; uvas de cobra; uvas de corriola; uvas d'o can; valdeba sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 High Aragonese: tuca sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Majorcan: brionia; briònia negra; corretjola de cavall; corriola de cavall; gat maimó; gatmaimó; gat-maymó; maimó; marimó; metxoacan sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Portuguese: arrebenta-boj; baganha; budanha; buganha; norça negra; norça preta; norça-preta; norsa; norza; norza preta; noza; tamo; tanho; uva de câo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: alupios; brionia negra; canduerca; carduenca; cuentas negras; espárrago bravío; espárrago de caña; espárrago de lupia; espárrago de sepia; espárrago lupio; espárrago zarcero; espárragos; espárragos buenos; espárragos chirrinantes; espárragos de bicha; espárragos de caña; espárragos de culebra; espárragos de lupia; espárragos de yedros; espárragos de zorra; espárragos hilachones; espárragos hilachos; espárragos hileros; espárragos hilos; espárragos locos; espárragos rechinantes; espárragos rochinantes; espárragos zarceros; espárragos zarzaleros; esparraguera buena; esparraguera de hilachos; esparraguilla; hierba de la mujer apaleada; hilachones; nuerza; nuez negra; nueza; nueza negra; planta de la culebra; sello de la Virgen; tarayo; uva negra; uva taminia; uvas de can; uvas negras; uvillas de lagarto; vid negra sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Valencian: gat maimó; gatmaimó; truca

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Taxon 51. 2002.

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Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=A5022DC7-6504-43C7-9BAA-0DB80551C362

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Occurrence

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.

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