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Dioscorea pubera

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Blume

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Assam - India
• Bangladesh
• Java
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Myanmar
• Nepal

Natural Habitats

• Edible tubers but poor

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jun (Java)
• Aug-Dec(India)

Fruiting Times

Tuberous twining climber-creeper with warty pubescent stems with bulbils, leaves to 240mm x 200mm, but usually to 120mm x 110mm, glabrescent above pubescent beneath. Male flowers on branches to 180mm, females axillary to 150mm long, pubescent capsules with wings to 15mm x 18mm

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• Flora Malesiana
• Kew