Nomenclature : "By priority,
Dioscorea pubescens is the earliest published name to use, although
D. pilosiuscula
Bertero ex Spreng., has been a name traditionally used since its description in 1825."
Références :
Téllez-Valdés et al. (2019)
Synonymie : "
Dioscorea pubescens is very
variable, principally in its pubescence and in the form and size of leaves throughout its distribution range, and this
variability has been the reason for the taxon’s description under different names, 7 of which are synonymized herein."
Références :
Téllez-Valdés et al. (2019)
Type : "Cette plante croît à l'île de Cayenne. ♃? (
V. s. in herb. Desfont.)" [protologue].
Guyane française, "Caienne, Caienne. Amer., folia subtus villosa, caulis pubescens", s.d., J. Martin s.n. (LT: FI018201 [ex hb. Desf.
in Webb; désigné par Téllez-Valdés
et al., Revista Mex. Biodiv., 90:
2. 2019]; ILT:
P00748427 [ex hb. Poiret in Moquin-Tandon],
P00748428 [ex hb. Poiret in Moquin-Tandon in E. Cosson]).