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Dioscorea simulans

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Prain & Burkill

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• N Guangdong
• Guangxi
• S Hunan-China

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• woodland
• scrub forest
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• May-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Oct (China)

Herbaceous glabrous rhizomatous twiner with solitary or cymules of male deep-purple flowers, dark brown fruit to 15mm long with 10mm wide wings

Further References

• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• Kew