Dioscorea balcanica Košanin

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

Characteristics

A dioecious herb. It grows 2-5m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-6

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 36
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Dioscorea balcanica unspecified picture

Distribution

Dioscorea balcanica world distribution map, present in Albania

Conservation status

Dioscorea balcanica threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317689-1
WFO ID wfo-0000389183
COL ID 36CDX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dioscorea balcanica