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Dioscorea peperoides

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Prain & Burkill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Philippines
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane thickets
• coastal

Flowering Times

• May

Fruiting Times

• May

Right-twining glabrous tuberous climber, glabrous stems, simple glabrous leaves to 120mm x 120mm, male axillary fascicles to 100mm long, whitish flowers, petals to 1.25mm long, sepals 1.5mm long, female petals to 1.5mm, capsule winged at 90º, wing 17mm x 10mm

Further References

• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Elmer
• F Indochine
• Flora Malesiana
• Kew