Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

Characteristics

A yam vine.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The tubers and shoots are eaten cooked.
Uses medicinal
Edible shoots tubers
Therapeutic use Piscicide (unspecified)
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 -

Images

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Distribution

Dioscorea mexicana world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318262-1
WFO ID wfo-0000392433
COL ID 36CXF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dioscorea leiboldiana Testudinaria cocolmeca Dioscorea tuerckheimii Dioscorea mexicana Dioscorea anconensis Dioscorea astrostigma Dioscorea bilbergiana Dioscorea deamii Dioscorea deppei Dioscorea macrophylla Dioscorea macrostachya Dioscorea propinqua Testudinaria macrostachya Dioscorea macrostachya var. sessiliflora Dioscorea mexicana var. sessiliflora