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Dioscorea panthaica

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Prain & Burkill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• W. Guizhou
• SW Hubei
• NW Hunan
• W Sichuan
• Yunnan - China
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• scrub forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• May-Jul (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Sep (China)

Herbaceous glabrous rhizomatous twiner with glabrous stems, leaves to 85mm x 60mm, glabrous above, hairy beneath. Solitary or axillary panicles to 120mm long with bracts to to 1.5mm and bracteoles, male yellowish-green 2mm flowers spotted brownish, brownish-yellow fruit freckled purple-brown to 27mm long with 12mm wide wings

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Fedde
• Kew