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Dioscorea elegans

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Ridley ex Prain & Burkill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• SE. Papua New Guinea

Natural Habitats

• Riverside

Flowering Times

• Jan

Fruiting Times

• Nov

Glabrous tuberous twiner with leaves to 90mm x 20mm, male inflorescence axillary to 70mm long with 1mm long flowers, female inflorescence to 30mm long. Fruit a capsule with wings to 20mm x 15mm

Further References

• Ridley
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• Kew