1252.000 Dioscorea - Yams
Description of the genus
Twining dioecious herbs, sometimes bearing aerial tubers. Leaves alternate or opposite, simple or compound (3-7-digitate). Male inflorescences of axillary spikes or racemes, sometimes a terminal panicle. Female inflorescences of axillary spikes. Ovary 3-locular. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule. Seeds sometimes winged. Worldwide: c. 850 species in tropical and warm regions Zimbabwe: 11 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| asteriscus Burkill | N,W,E | Description, Image |
| buchananii Benth. subsp. buchananii | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| bulbifera (L.) L. | N,E | Description, Image |
| cochleari-apiculata De Wild. | N,W | |
| dumetorum (Kunth) Pax | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| hirtiflora Benth. subsp. pedicellata Milne-Redh. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| praehensilis Benth. | E | Description, Image |
| quartiniana Hochst. ex A. Rich. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| sansibarensis Pax | N | Description, Image |
| schimperiana Kunth | N,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| sylvatica Eckl. | N,W,E | Description, Image |
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Flora of Rwanda: Dioscorea
Flora of Zambia: Dioscorea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Dioscorea
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): DioscoreaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dioscorea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dioscorea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dioscorea
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iNaturalist: Dioscorea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dioscorea
JSTOR Plant Science: Dioscorea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dioscorea
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Tropicos: Dioscorea
Wikipedia: Dioscorea