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Internal ID UUID643ff72766efe199236406
Scientific name Dioscorea amaranthoides
Authority C.Presl
First published in Reliq. Haenk. i. 134.

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Dioscorea amaranthoides is a type of herbaceous vine that belongs to the Dioscorea genus. It is commonly found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. A particular specimen of this plant was discovered near Machu Picchu, Peru, in a forested area close to a water source.

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Dioscorea amaranthoides var. crumenigera (Mart. ex Griseb.) Uline ex R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 215. 1917
Dioscorea amaranthoides var. denuda Uline ex R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 215 (1917)
Dioscorea amaranthoides var. elegantula R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 215 (1917)
Dioscorea amaranthoides var. glauca Uline ex R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 215 (1917)
Dioscorea amaranthoides var. metallica Harms ex R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 216 (1917)
Dioscorea amaranthoides var. paniculata R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 216 (1917)
Dioscorea apaensis Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 3: 1112 (1903)
Dioscorea crumenigera Mart. ex Griseb. Fl. Bras. 3(1): 36 (1842)
Dioscorea eldorado Linden & André Ill. Hort. 18: 52. 1871 (1871)
Dioscorea multicolor Linden & André Ill. Hort. 18: 52. 1871 (1871)
Dioscorea multicolor var. chrysophylla Linden & André Ill. Hort. 18: 52 (1871)
Dioscorea multicolor var. melanoleuca Linden & André Ill. Hort. 18: 52 (1871)
Dioscorea multicolor var. metallica Linden & André Ill. Hort. 18: 53 (1871)
Dioscorea multicolor var. sagittaria Linden & André Ill. Hort. 18: 52 (1871)
Dioscorea prismatica Linden & André Ill. Hort. 18: 52. 1871 (1871)
Dioscorea silvestris Vell. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 118 (1831)

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World Flora Online wfo-0000388892
Tropicos 11000049
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323907-2
The Plant List kew-239757
Open Tree Of Life 1022182
NCBI Taxonomy 326858
IPNI 317637-1
GBIF 2755642
EOL 1121203
USDA GRIN 14176
Wikipedia Dioscorea_amaranthoides

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