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Rajania cordata L.

Himber (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Dioscoreaceae > Rajania

Characteristics

A vine. It is not woody. It is climbing and twining. It can grow 3-10 m long. The stems are slender and cylinder shaped. The leaves are alternate and 4-12 cm long by 2-7 cm wide. They have 5-9 veins. The leaves taper to the tip and are almost heart shaped at the base. The leaf stalk is 2-7 cm long. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves and hang down.
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Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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A tropical plant. It grows in moist forests in middle to upper elevations.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318870-1
WFO ID wfo-0000509075
COL ID 4RB26
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INPN ID 630526
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Synonyms

Rajania cordata Rajania pleioneura Rajania venosa Rajania cyclophylla Dioscorea cyclophylla Rajania sintenisii Rajania cordata var. microcarpa Rajania cordata var. retusa
WorldFloraDB 2024