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Dioscorea nitens

Botanic Family
Dioscoreaceae
Author
Prain & Burkill

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Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous tuberous twiner without spines. Glabrous leaves 100mm x 50mm. Male thyrses or axillary cymules to 300mm or longer, brown dotted flowers 0.5mm with 1.5mm lobes, female flowers same size. Glabrescent capsule to 20mm with wings at 90ยบ to 9mm across x 23mm.

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