Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

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PLANTS of CEYLON
Sioscorea oppositifolia L.
(Dioscoreaceae)
T Gamo o 1 a-I\ awalap it iya °oad ;
Locality 1	u
marker 17/12.
^ Grov/inp; on forest patch on
Occurrenttrt ^' '?->	, , ~ , ,
hill above fcx tea estate.
Soil: brown-red, clayey.
Ait. 800 m
No.524
Date 5.11.67
Coll. P. L. Comanor
The New York Botanical Garden
Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
var. oppositifolia Jayasuriya
Det: A. H. M. Jayasuriya 'Uec. 1983»
RemarksVinei twinging by the stem,
over shrubs; not common; fruit
equal-angled•
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