Kunth, K.S. (1850), Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum 5: 395 [tax. nov.]

Bailey, F.M. (1898), A few words about the flora of the islands of Torres Straits and the mainland about Somerset. Report, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 7: 443 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Dioscoreaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 199 [doubtful misapplied]

doubtful misapplied to: Dioscorea pentaphylla var. papuana Burkill legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1898), A few words about the flora of the islands of Torres Straits and the mainland about Somerset. Report, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 7: 443

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Dioscorea kumaonensis F.M.Bailey orth. var. orthographic variant: Dioscorea kumaoensis I.Telford orth. var.

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