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Dioscorea urophylla

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

Hemsley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• Brushland

Flowering Times

• Jun
• Jul
• Sep

Fruiting Times

• Feb
• Apr
• Aug
• Oct
• Nov

Herbaceous tuberous climber, left twining with spines, 2mm yellow-green to cream flowers, fruit capsule to 37mm long, yellowish to brown, producing tubers on adventitious roots, herbaceous

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• The Plant lIst 2
• Kew