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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
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Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
Identical Protein Groups 5 5 -
Nucleotide 7 7 -
PMC 7 7 -
Protein 5 5 -
Taxonomy 1 1 -

Dioscorea mexicana

Taxonomy ID: 143782 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:143782)
current name
Dioscorea mexicana  Scheidw., 1837
NCBI BLAST name: monocots
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Other names:
heterotypic synonym Dioscorea macrostachya  Benth.
Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Streptophytina; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Mesangiospermae; Liliopsida; Petrosaviidae; Dioscoreales; Dioscoreaceae; Dioscorea

Comments and References:

image:Dioscorea mexicana
Image by Rillke from Wikimedia Commons under a CC BY-SA license.
* Image may not have been verified for accuracy by NCBI Taxonomy.
Monocot Checklist (Nov 08, 2016)
Name accessed on 8 November 2016 in: World Checklist of Monocotyledons (2004). The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw. taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
Dioscorea macrostachya Benth. taxonomy/phylogenetic Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Dioscorea macrostachya taxonomy/phylogenetic PLANTS Database (USDA/NRCS)
Dioscorea mexicana (Scheidw.) herbarium/museum collections PlantaeDB, University of Bucharest
Dioscorea macrostachya taxonomy/phylogenetic Plants of the World Online
Dioscorea mexicana taxonomy/phylogenetic Plants of the World Online
Dioscorea macrostachya taxonomy/phylogenetic The International Plant Names Index
Dioscorea macrostachya Benth. taxonomy/phylogenetic USDA-ARS GRIN Taxonomy
search W3TROPICOS taxonomy/phylogenetic Vascular Tropicos
Wikipedia taxonomy/phylogenetic iPhylo
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Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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