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Dioscorea chingii

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Prain & Burkill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Guangxi
• Yunnan - China
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Scrub forest
• woodland
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jul (China)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Herbaceous glabrous rhizomatous twiner with leaves 100mm x 70mm, terminal panicles to 200mm long of male pale yellow 2mm flowers, sepals & petals to 1.5mm, fruit brown to dark brown to 25mm with 17mm wide wings

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• Kew