Species Dioscorea elephantipes
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Dioscorea:
For Pedanius Dioscorides, (c 40–90) Greek physician, whose Materia Medica, circulated in Latin, Greek, and Arabic, was the leading work of its kind throughout the Middle Ages and remains a major source of historical information relating to medicines used by the Greeks, Romans and other cultures.
Etymology of elephantipes:
From a combination of ‘elephant’ and the Latin pes =‘foot’, referring to the distinctive, large, swollen base.
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Veg. Erde 9: II. 367 (1908)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1908
Observations of Taxon
Dioscorea elephantipes
Locality:
Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown