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Dioscorea stegelmanniana

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

R. Knuth

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• sesonally inundated areas
• thickets
• riverside

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Nov

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Nov

Tall robust tuberous twining vine with puberulent stems. Leaves to 150mm x 150mm. Male racemes to 100mm long with 1-3 flowered fascicles, perianth to 3.5mm long with red glandular punctate lobes, cream flowers, green fruits

Further References

• Mobot
• NYBG
• Neotrop
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE
• Kew