Dioscorea hemicrypta Burkill

Species

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Characteristics

Deciduous perennial with half-exposed tuber covered with greyish, angular, corky plates, base broadly lobed, stems erect or twisting to the left, up to 1.2 m long. Leaves broadly ovate, slightly heart-shaped at base. Male flowers in erect racemes, female flowers in spreading spikes, yellowish.
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Perennial with half-exposed and armour-plated tuber, base broadly lobed, stems divaricate, erect or twisting to the left, to 1.2 m. Leaves broadly ovate. Male flowers in erect racemes, female flowers in spreading spikes, yellowish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

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Soil humidity 1-3
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Usage

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Cultivation

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

Dioscorea hemicrypta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Dioscorea hemicrypta threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318055-1
WFO ID wfo-0000390905
COL ID 36CQW
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Synonyms

Dioscorea hemicrypta