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Dioscorea nicolasensis

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

R. Knuth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Disturbed forest
• forest margins
• scrubland
• forest understorey
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Jul
• Aug

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Sep
• Nov
• Dec

Slender tuberous twiner with glabrous stems. Leaves to 100mm x 50mm, puberulent on nerves beneath. Male spikes to 150mm long with flowers to 1mm, brown or purple-pink flowers. Brownish fruit to 5mm long

Further References

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