| taxonID | 36CSX |
| parentNameUsageID | 8VRRX |
| scientificNameID | fM3YMjL0NbdFCK1yh-Szt |
| datasetID | 2232 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| taxonRank | species |
| scientificName | Dioscorea japonica Thunb. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Thunb. |
| genericName | Dioscorea |
| specificEpithet | japonica |
| namePublishedIn | J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 889 (1784) |
| nomenclaturalCode | ICN |
| references | Assam to Japan https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927492-1 |
| Child | Dioscorea japonica var. nagarum Prain & Burkill variety accepted Dioscorea japonica var. oldhamii R.Knuth variety accepted Dioscorea japonica var. pilifera C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang variety accepted Dioscorea japonica var. japonica variety accepted |
| DataSource | Catalogue of Life 2025-06-13 |
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