Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

Characteristics

A dioecious deciduous herb. It grows 4-10m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 10.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
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 caucasica unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317786-1
WFO ID wfo-0000389713
COL ID 36CGW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dioscorea caucasica