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Dioscorea poilanei

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Prain & Burkill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Hainan-China
• Cambodia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• scrub
• coastal. Decoction of tubers used for fish poison

Flowering Times

• Jun-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Oct (China)

Herbaceous prickly rhizomatous twiner with glabrous stems, glabrous leaves, solitary or paired 1mm male flowers, female inflorescence to 20 flowers, sepals 1.2mm long, bronze capsule to 32mm with 15mm x 32mm wings

Further References

• Gouldstone 1983
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• Kew