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Dioscorea amazonum

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Martius ex Grisebach

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Pará - Brazil
• Colombia
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Panama
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland
• river edge
• seasonally inundated areas
• forest
• coastal
• primary forest
• riverine forest
• disturned areas

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• Jun
• Jul
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec Oct-Jan (Colombia)

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Oct
• Dec

Tuberous climber. Purplish-green, bronze or yellowish flowers to 1mm in axillary inflorescences to 550mm long, greenish-brown fruit 30mm x 30mm, right-twining herbaceous vine

Further References

• Mobot
• NHN
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• FB
• Kew