Name:		Dioscoreaceae R. Br. [basionym]
Status:		Family
Taxonomic position:		Liliales [Order] Liliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subfamilies / Genera Asterocalyx Ettingsh. Avetra Perrier Borderea Miégev Botryosicyos Dioscorea L. Elephantodon Epipetrum Halloschulzia Hamatris Helmia Higinbothamia Hyperocarpa Merione Nanarepenta Matuda Oncorhiza Oncus Podianthus Polynome Rajania L. Rhizemys Sismondaea Steireya Stenomeris Planchon Strophis Tamus L. Testudinaria Salisb. Trichopodium Trichopus Gaertn. Ubium
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (1 record)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]