Dioscorea dodecaneura Vell.

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

Characteristics

A yam.
Life form perennial
Growth form vine
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 3.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
More
Not known
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Dioscorea dodecaneura unspecified picture

Distribution

Dioscorea dodecaneura world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323912-2
WFO ID wfo-0000390511
COL ID 36CLJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 731865
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Synonyms

Dioscorea hebantha Dioscorea vittata Dioscorea dodecaneura Dioscorea illustrata Dioscorea bangii Dioscorea discolor Dioscorea dodecandra Dioscorea huallagensis Dioscorea kita Dioscorea racemosa Dioscorea dodecaneura var. villosa Dioscorea dodecaneura var. maronensis