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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 |