Dioscorea laxiflora Mart. ex Griseb.

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

Characteristics

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

Environment

A tropical plant. It occurs at low altitudes in Brazil.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
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
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dioscorea laxiflora world distribution map, present in Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323916-2
WFO ID wfo-0000391836
COL ID 6D8TY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dioscorea laxiflora Dioscorea calystegioides Dioscorea laxiflora var. auriculata Dioscorea laxiflora var. calystegioides Dioscorea laxiflora var. cincinnata Dioscorea laxiflora var. cissifolia Dioscorea laxiflora var. truncata Dioscorea laxiflora var. truncato-lanceolata