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Dioscorea zingiberensis

Botanic Family

Dioscoreaceae

Author

C.H. Wright

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Gansu
• S Henan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• S. Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan - China
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest. Medicinal uses
• drug source

Flowering Times

• May-Aug (China)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Oct (China)

Herbaceous glabrous rhizomatous twiner, sometimes monoecious, with lateral spikes of male flowers, purplish-red 1.5mm flowers, fruit capsule blue-black to 20mm with 12mm wide wings

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Kew