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• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 115 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 266 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 548 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Gyaki
• Vernacular: Guiaka
• Vernacular: Kowar
• Vernacular: Am-pu

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 534 [secondary reference]

Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), The Gymnospermae and Angiospermae collected on the Arnhem Land Expedition. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 215 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 447-448 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 228 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 92 [secondary reference]

common name: Yam [n/a] common name: Common Yam Vine [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 19 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 53 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Dioscoreaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 200, Figs 44, 51D-F, Map 247 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dioscorea punctata R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 28 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Dioscoreaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 51 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Dioscoreaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 986, Fig. 295E [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Dioscoreaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 39, pl. 2 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Yam [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 303 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 2517 [secondary reference]

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taxonomic synonym: Dioscorea punctata R.Br. legitimate common name: Native Yam [n/a] common name: Yam [n/a]

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