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Climber with spiny annual stems 18-25 ft. high from perennial fibrous tubers protected by a woody rootstock, stellate in growth
Acarodomatia (swellings used by mites) are always present at the base of the lamina
| Life form | annual |
| Growth form | herb |
| Growth support | climber |
| Foliage retention | - |
| Sexuality | dioecy |
| Pollination | - |
| Spread | - |
| Mature width (meter) | - |
| Mature height (meter) | 5.49 - 7.62 |
| Root system | fibrous-root |
| Rooting depth (meter) | - |
| Root diameter (meter) | - |
| Flower color | - |
| Blooming months | - |
| Fruit color | - |
| Fruiting months | - |
| Nitrogen fixer | - |
| Photosynthetic pathway | - |
| Light | - |
| Soil humidity | - |
| Soil texture | - |
| Soil acidity | - |
| Soil nutriment | - |
| Hardiness (USDA) | 
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| Uses | gene source |
| Edible | roots tubers |
| Therapeutic use | - |
| Human toxicity | - |
| Animal toxicity | - |
| Mode | - |
| Germination duration (days) | 21 - 36 |
| Germination temperacture (C°) | 21 - 23 |
| Germination luminosity | - |
| Germination treatment | - |
| Minimum temperature (C°) | - |
| Optimum temperature (C°) | - |
| Size | - |
| Vigor | - |
| Productivity | - |
| LSID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317758-1 |
| WFO ID | wfo-0000389474 |
| COL ID | 36CG2 |
| BDTFX ID | - |
| INPN ID | - |
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