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Dioscorea sagittifolia var. lecardii

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

(De Wildeman) J.S. Nkounkou

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Mali
• Sierra Leone
• Senegal
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Wooded grasslands

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Tuberous climber with tuberous spiny roots, replaced annually, twining stems, fruit a capsule to 40mm diameter

Edible root

Further References

• Jstor
• FCP
• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• Kew