Dioscorea dodecaneuraVell.

WFO wfo-0000390511 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by Cajá-manga
fig. a Cajá-manga, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-01-20 / obs. 177553927
Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by Diogo Luiz
fig. b Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 101964147
Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by Adam Pitcher
fig. c Adam Pitcher, CC0 1.0 / obs. 101129935
Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by alessandradalia
fig. d alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 38533971
Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by alessandradalia
fig. e alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 30830925
Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by Hugo Hulsberg
fig. f Hugo Hulsberg, CC0 1.0 / obs. 173995711
Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by Brandon Corder
fig. g Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 202212060
Dioscorea dodecaneura, photographed by rebecca bachman
fig. h rebecca bachman, CC0 1.0 / obs. 179990266

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Native range 15 botanical countries

Regions where Dioscorea dodecaneura is native: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela Argentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralEcuadorFrench GuianaGuyanaParaguayPeruSurinameVenezuela
Native distribution of Dioscorea dodecaneura, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Ecuador ECU
French Guiana FRG
Guyana GUY
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Suriname SUR
Venezuela VEN

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 12 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Dioscorea bangii R.Knuth
  • Dioscorea discolor Kunth
  • Dioscorea dodecandra Steud.
  • Dioscorea dodecaneura var. maronensis Uline ex R.Knuth
  • Dioscorea dodecaneura var. villosa R.Knuth
  • Dioscorea hebantha Mart. ex Griseb.
  • Dioscorea huallagensis R.Knuth
  • Dioscorea illustrata W.Bull
  • Dioscorea kita Queva
  • Dioscorea racemosa Rusby
  • Dioscorea speciosa Van Geert
  • Dioscorea vittata W.Bull ex Baker

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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