Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea sylvatica
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 扁平龟甲龙, 蔓龟草
Synonyms
- Dioscorea brevipes Burtt Davy
- Dioscorea hederifolia Griseb.
- Dioscorea marlothii R.Knuth
- Dioscorea montana var. duemmeri R.Knuth
- Dioscorea montana var. glauca R.Knuth
- Dioscorea montana var. lobata Weim.
- Dioscorea montana var. paniculata (Kuntze) R.Knuth
- Dioscorea montana var. sagittata Suess.
- Dioscorea rehmannii Baker
- Dioscorea sylvatica subsp. lydenbergensis Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind
- Dioscorea sylvatica var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) Burkill
- Dioscorea sylvatica var. multiflora (Marloth) Burkill
- Dioscorea sylvatica var. paniculata (Dummer) Burkill
- Dioscorea sylvatica var. rehmannii (Baker) Burkill
- Dioscorea sylvatica var. sylvatica
- Tamus sylvestris Kunth
- Testudinaria glaucescens Hügel
- Testudinaria montana var. paniculata Kuntze
- Testudinaria multiflora Marloth
- Testudinaria paniculata Dummer
- Testudinaria rehmannii (Baker) G.D.Rowley
- Testudinaria sylvatica (Eckl.) Kunth
- Testudinaria sylvatica var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) G.D.Rowley
- Testudinaria sylvatica var. lydenbergensis (Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind) G.D.Rowley
- Testudinaria sylvatica var. multiflora (Marloth) G.D.Rowley
- Testudinaria sylvatica var. paniculata (Dummer) G.D.Rowley
- Testudinaria sylvatica var. rehmannii (Baker) G.D.Rowley
Photos
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Christeen Grant Field, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christeen Grant Field, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.