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Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill (Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 1: 396. 1917.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], ], Old World (native: Asia), Common Names: Bondá (Cuba), Ñame boniato (Cuba), Ñame papa (Cuba), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 5). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 14 Oct 09 |