Family: Dioscoreaceae
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Last Modified 04/29/2013
List of Dioscoreaceae Genera
References to Dioscoreaceae
- Al-Shehbaz, I. A.; Schubert, B. G. 1989. The Dioscoreaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 70: 57-95.
- Albrecht, M. A.; McCarthy, B. C. 2006. Seed germination and dormancy in the medicinal woodland herbs Collinsonia canadensis L. (Lamiaceae) and Dioscorea villosa L. (Dioscoreaceae). Flora 201: 24-31.
- Caddick, L. R. et.al. 2002. Yams reclassified: a recircumscription of Dioscoreaceae and Dioscoreales. Taxon 51: 103-114.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 2002. Flora of North America. Volume 26. Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. , 723 pages. (ISBN 0195152085)
- Main, C. L. et.al. 2006. Growth, reproduction, and management of Chinese yam (Dioscorea oppositifolia). Weed Technol. 20: 773-777.
- Mueller, T. C. et.al. 2003. Dioscorea oppositifolia L. phenotypic evaluations and comparison of control strategies. Weed Technol. 17: 705-710.
- Schols, P. et.al. 2003. Pollen morphology of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) and its relation to systematics. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 143: 375-390.
- Smith, P. M. 1916. The development of the embryo and seedling of Dioscorea villosa. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 43: 545-558.
- Thomas, J. R. et.al. 2005. Water dispersal of vegetative bulbils of the invasive exotic Dioscorea oppositifolia L. in southern Illinois. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 132: 187-196.