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Dioscorea japonica var. pilifera

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

C.T. Ting & M.C. Chang

Common Names

• Xi ye ri ben shu yu (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• S Anhui
• Fujian
• NE Guangxi
• E Guizhou
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangsu
• Jiangxi
• Zhejiang - China

Natural Habitats

• Scrub forests
• forest margins
• streamside
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Aug-Sep (China)

Fruiting Times

Tuberous climber, hairy when young, leaf blade veins abaxially & female peduncle minutely puberulent, also stem & petiole

Further References

• FOC
• Kew