Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. var. sylvatica
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
DIOSCOREACEAE
Synonyms
Dioscorea montana Eckl. & Zeyh. ex R Knuth. (later homonym), not of (Burch.) Spreng. (1827), Testudinaria montana Eckl. & Zeyh., Testudinaria paniculata Dummer, Testudinaria sylvatica (Eckl.) Kunth
Common Names
Elephant's Foot (e), Forest Elephant's Foot (e), Forest Tortoise Plant (e), Hotnotsbrood (a), Hottentotsbrood (a), Ingwevu (z), Intane (z), Olifantsvoet (a), Skilpad (a), Skilpadknol (a), Tortoise Plant (e), Ufudu (z), Ufudu Lwehlathi (z), Wild Yam (e)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Not Evaluated
Justification
Subspecific taxa not assessed. See Dioscorea sylvatica.
Citation
SANBI. 2024. Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. var. sylvatica. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/02/11

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