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Dioscorea tenuipes

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Franchet & Savatier

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• S Anhui
• Fujian
• N Guangdong
• S Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Zhejiang - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Jul-Aug (Japan)

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous glabrous rhizomatous twiner with glabrous leaves to 100mm x 70mm, pendulous inflorescence of solitary or paired male 8mm pale yellow flowers, pale yellow-brown fruit to 25mm with 15mm wide wings

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• FOJ
• Kew