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Dioscorea spongiosa

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

J. Q. Xi, M. Mizuno & W. L. Zhao

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian
• N Guangdong
• E Guangxi
• SW Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Zhejiang - China

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• scrub. Medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Jun-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Oct (China)

Herbaceous glabrous spongy rhizomatous twiner with axillary panicles of male 1.5mm orange flowers with 2.5mm lobes, dark brown fruit to 16mm with 16mm wide wings

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Kew