Dioscorea

• Authority

  Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

• Family

  Dioscoreaceae

• Scientific Name

  Dioscorea

• Description

  Description - Characters of the family as defined above, the fruit a 3-angled capsule. [Name in honor of the Greek naturalist Dioscorides.] About 160 species, most numerous in tropical regions, a few in the temperate zones. Type species: Dioscorea sativa L.