Dioscorea togoensis R.Knuth

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea

Characteristics

A yam. It is a weak climber. They vines are 2 m long. They twine right-handed. There are bulbils aong the stems. The tuber is slender and deep rooted.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Savannah and dry Guinean forest, also colonizing well-cultivated land that is reverting to scrub.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in the savannah and dry forest.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible bulbs leaves
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 togoensis world distribution map, present in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Conservation status

Dioscorea togoensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318692-1
WFO ID wfo-0000396009
COL ID 36DD5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dioscorea togoensis Dioscorea caillei