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Dioscoreaceae
| Description | Dioscoreaceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of Dioscorea). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscoreaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Dioscoreales : Dioscoreaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Angiospermae : Dioscoreales : Dioscoreaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dioscoreaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Prodr.: 294. 27 Mar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Angiospermae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Dioscoréacées, Yam Family, Jamsväxter, Yamswurzgewächse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscoreaceae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ataccia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dioscorea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stenomeris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tacca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tamus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trichopus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Trichopodaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Dioscoreales : Trichopodaceae |
| Tamaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Dioscoreales : Tamaceae |
| Avetraceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Dioscoreales : Avetraceae |
| Stenomeridaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Dioscoreales : Stenomeridaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1810 | Dioscoreaceae Brown |
| 2000 | Dioscoreaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Dioscoreaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
