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Dioscorea coriacea

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• grassland
• shrubland
• scrubland.

Flowering Times

• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Oct

Fruiting Times

• May
• Jun
• Jul

Glabrous herbaceous tuberous twiner to 3m with woody angular branchlets. Leaves variable in size, shape & texture, to 80mm x 70mm with lobes. Axillary male racemes. Pistillate flowers with racemes to 180mm long with bractlets 2mm long. Greenish to purple-black flowers to 3.5mm wide. Maroon fruits.

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Rusby
• Kew