Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. cayennensis Lam.

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen vine. It grows 10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 36
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. cayennensis world distribution map, present in Brazil

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77171971-1
WFO ID wfo-0000389728
COL ID 36CC6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 853211
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Synonyms

Dioscorea altissima Dioscorea berteroana Dioscorea camerunensis Dioscorea moma Dioscorea occidentalis Dioscorea calcarea Dioscorea rajanioides Dioscorea samydea var. cordovadensis Rajania cordata Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. cayennensis