Dioscoreaceae

Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Digitised Reference Slides
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Distribution
Dioscoreaceae (rights holder: 2010 Moorea Biocode)© 2010 Moorea Biocode (licence)

Yam Family

Twining herbs. Stems annual, often prickly below, arising from tubers or rhizomes, climbing over other vegetation. Flowers unisexual (in ours). Perianth segments in 2 series. Ovary inferior, rarely semi-inferior or superior, (1-)3-locular. Fruit a dehiscent, 3-winged or 3-angled capsule (in ours). © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)

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Definition
Genera
Taxonomic Completion
16.67%
1 of 6 accepted Genera
Global Pollen Project UUID
3b73330e-0cd3-409d-90dc-e130c927d5a7
Botanical Reference
None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources

This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.

The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility