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Dioscorea benthamii

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Prain & Burkill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• W. Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Taiwan - China

Natural Habitats

• Scrub forest
• riversides
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• May-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Sep (China)

Herbaceous glabrous tuberous twiner with axillary panicles, purplish-brown dotted male flowers, glabrous capsule to 15mm with 15mm wide wings

Further References

• FOC
• Kew
• The Plant List 2