Dioscorea cubensis R. Knuth (1917:209)

Raz, Lauren, 2016, Untangling the West Indian Dioscoreaceae: New combinations, lectotypification and synonymy, Phytotaxa 258 (1), pp. 26-48 : 40

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.258.1.2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13670464
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C539884B-FF8B-9138-FF70-FDA40D02FC2E
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scientific name	Dioscorea cubensis R. Knuth (1917:209)
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1. Dioscorea cubensis R. Knuth (1917:209) View in CoL . Type— CUBA. Without locality, 1860–1864, Wright 3252 pro parte [holotype B! (♂), isotypes BM! (♂ element only), MO! (♂ element only)]

D. cuspidata View in CoL auct. non Willdenow in Grisebach (1866: 251).

Notes: Eastern Cuban endemic. The type collection is cited as “ pro parte ” in the protologue; the holotype consists of a single staminate element, and Knuth did not describe the pistillate flowers or inflorences for this species. The BM and MO sheets each include a detached infructescence of D. tamoidea Griseb. Knuth (1924) View in CoL cited “Wright 3252 p.p.” among the exsiccatae of D. tamoidea View in CoL , citing both staminate and pistillate material, however I have not seen any staminate material of this collection number that corresponds to D. tamoidea View in CoL . Grisebach’s (1866) D. cuspidata View in CoL is based on Wright 3252.

Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Dioscoreales
Family	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Dioscorea