View crop

View crop Data sheet EcoPort

Dioscorea floribunda

AuthorityC. Martius & Galeotti
FamilyLiliopsida:Liliidae:Dioscoreales:Dioscoreaceae
Synonyms
Common namesinhame, yam
Editor
Ecocrop code5387



Notes
SOURCES (D. floribunda Mart. & Gal.)
Roecklein J 1987 pp 299 [USE]
Purseglove J 1972 pp 114 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 15 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]

GROWING PERIOD
Perennial vine. Tubers are collected from wild, 3-4 years old plants. (GMIN and GMAX estimated by the compiler).

COMMON NAMES
Wild yam. Floribunda yam.

FURTHER INF
It can be found at elevations up to 1500 m.
Sources