Dioscorea glabra
Also known as: Dioscorea glabra var. longifolia Prain & Burkill +7 more
- Dioscorea glabra var. longifolia Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea glabra var. vera Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea hongkongense Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea hongkongensis Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea nummularia Roxb.
- Dioscorea oryzetorum var. latifolia Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea oryzetorum var. mediifolia Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea siamensis R.Knuth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Dioscorea glabra is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Dioscorea is notably large, comprising more than 600 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya