Dioscorea communis

Black bryony
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. communis
Binomial name
Dioscorea communis
(L.) Caddick & Wilkin
Synonyms[1]
  • Tamus communis (L.)
  • Tamus cretica L.
  • Tamus racemosa Gouan
  • Smilax rubra Willd.
  • Tamus cordifolia Stokes
  • Tamus edulis Lowe
  • Tamus norsa Lowe
  • Dioscorea canariensis Webb & Berthel.
  • Tamus canariensis Willd. ex Kunth
  • Tamus parviflora Kunth
  • Tamus baccifera St.-Lag.
  • Tamus cirrhosa Hausskn. ex Bornm.

Dioscorea communis or Tamus communis is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae and is commonly known as black bryony, lady's-seal or black bindweed.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference marie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Dioscorea communis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 31 March 2015.