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Dioscorea collettii

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

J.D. Hooker

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• S Anhui
• Fujian
• N Guangdong
• NE Guangxi
• Guizhou
• S Henan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• W Sichuan
• N Taiwan
• Zhejiang - China
• India
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Evergreen forest
• scrub forest

Flowering Times

• May-Aug (China) Jun-Aug (Thailand)

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Oct (China) Sep-Nov (Thailand)

Herbaceous glabrous rhizomatous twiner with yellow flowers, fruit shiny dark brown capsule to 23mm x 25mm with 11mm wide wings, obovoid, inflorescences axillary, solitary male flowers to 110mm long, flowers 2.5mm across, female 190mm long, flower 5mm long

Further References

• FOC
• Thai F.
• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• Kew