Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax

Species in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Distribution
Dioscorea dumetorum (rights holder: Marco Schmidt)© Marco Schmidt (licence)

Bitter Yam

Robust climber with annual stems up to 10 m long, growing from a tuber. Tuber solitary and deeply lobed, spheroid or ovoid, or several.in a tight cluster. Stems left twining, velvety, with or without short prickles. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets large, up to 12 cm long, bright green and slightly hairy above, paler and densely velvety below; lateral leaflets distinctly asymmetric with long, abruptly... © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)

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Definition
Parent Taxon
Dioscorea
Global Pollen Project UUID
03c4072a-a937-4be3-bc00-a331ab1dddc5
Botanical Reference
None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources

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The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility