Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata Lam.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Cameroon

• State/Province

  Centre

• Locality

  Cultivated at the experimental field of Nkolbisson, Yaoundé

• Coordinates

  3.87, 11.45

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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EX NATIONAAL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY BRANCH (WAG)
Collected by: E. Westphal
no. 8928	d.d.:	12 August 1975
With: J.M.C. Westphal-Stevels
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.
subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J.Miége
Det: E. Westphal 1975
UNKNOWN, Red loam soil.
Climber, several m long. Stem green, as petioles. Leaves green
above, pale green beneath.
Inflorescence with pale green rachis. Female flowers pale
green. Fruits green.
Vernacular name: oshi.
Uses: Tuber crop.
Cultivated at the experimental field of Nkolbisson, Yaoundé,
Central Province, Cameroon (3°52' N, 11°27' E). Yam
collection of Mbouemboue and Mouzong.
Associated materials: Spirit collection [flowers].____________
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