Dioscorea amazonum var. amazonum
Also known as: Dioscorea amazonum var. burchellii Uline ex R.Knuth +12 more
- Dioscorea amazonum var. burchellii Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea amazonum var. consanguinea (Kunth) Uline
- Dioscorea amazonum var. consanguinea (Kunth) Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea amazonum var. robustior Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea amazonum var. sagotiana Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea amazonum var. sprucei Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea elegantula Kunth
- Dioscorea georgensis R.Knuth
- Dioscorea hitchcockii R.Knuth
- Dioscorea holtii R.Knuth
- Dioscorea huberi R.Knuth
- Dioscorea megalobotrya Kunth & R.H.Schomb.
- Dioscorea surinamensis Miq. ex Knuth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Indigenous to South America, Dioscorea amazonum var. amazonum is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Dioscorea amazonum, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
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