Dioscorea alata L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea alata L. det O. Téllez Valdéz

PLANTS OF MEXICO: MEXICO
Dioscorea alata L.
Twining herb
Tuber underground
Bark light brown to dark; inner tissue white
No flowers at this time
San Isidro Naranjal, 3 km N of Chiltepec
Elevation 98 m.
96°7'38.4” long W, 17°53'20.r latN
Tropical rain forest remnant
O. Tellez V. and J.I. Calzada 15104
1 April 2002
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