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Dioscorea acanthogene

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Rusby

Cultivated

C, edible root

Common Names

• Dika (Bariba)

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Paraguay
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• riverside
• thicket
• shrubland
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug

Tall woody glabrous twining vine to 12m with tuberous roots. Tuberculate stems & mucronate leaves to 120mm x 60mm, mucrone 5mm long. Racemes to 110mm long , dioecious greenish-yellow to cream flowers, spicy sweet odour. Fruiting racemes to 300mm long, brown 3-winged capsule to 30mm x 20mm.

Roots edible

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew
• HUA