Dioscorea

Plants of the Gaoligong Shan Region, Yunnan, China
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
Tengchong Xian, Wutai Xiang. Zhonglin of Jintang
village, W side of Gaoligong Shan.
Elev. 1530 m	24° 53’ 15" N, 98° 42’ 34” E
NW facing 10-30° slope.
Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest.
Disturbed by agriculture.
Secondary subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest
disturbed by Agriculture and clearing. Dominated by
Lithocarpus, Betulla and Prunus.
Vine ca. 5 m long. Buds green, young fruit green.
Common.
Growing in forest by climbing on Myrsine.
In humus on slate.
Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 24804, 24 May 2005
Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Gao Fu & Liu
Benxi (KUN); P. Fritsch & Lihua Zhou (CAS); M. Dickson (E)
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