Dioscorea campestris Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

Characteristics

A yam. It is a vine. The leaves are long and tapering and they are heart shaped at the base. They occur singly along the vine.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 36
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Dioscorea campestris world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323909-2
WFO ID wfo-0000389565
COL ID 36CGH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dioscorea campestris f. plantaginifolia Dioscorea campestris Dioscorea campestris f. longispicata Dioscorea campestris f. paraguayensis Helmia campestris Dioscorea campestris var. grandiflora Dioscorea campestris var. longispicata Dioscorea campestris var. parviflora Dioscorea campestris f. piedadensis Dioscorea campestris f. stenorachis