Dioscorea bulbifera L.

PLANTS OF THE GAOLIGONG SHAN REGION,
YUNNAN, CHINA
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea bulbifera Linnaeus
Tengchong: Jietou. Donghua Cun. In the vicinity of Bahua Shan,
W side of Gaoligong Shan.
Elev. 2200 m	25° 19' 39.4" N, 98° 42’ 13.2" E
W facing 10-30° slope
Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest
Disturbed by agriculture and felling.
Bamboo forest and Camellia reticulata plantation with remnant
forest elements.
Twining vine. Male flowers brown. Occasional. Growing in
bamboo forest.
In loam on limestone.
Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 29123	18 May 2006
Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Jin Xiaohua (KUN); Bruce
Bartholomew, Lihua Zhou (CAS); Neil McCheyne (E)
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