Dioscorea hamiltonii
Mountain Yam
Also known as: Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill +4 more
- Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea persimilis subsp. pubescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang
- Dioscorea persimilis var. pubescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang
- Dioscorea persimilis var. wukangensis Hand.-Mazz.
- Dioscorea raishaensis Hayata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Dioscorea hamiltonii (commonly known as Mountain yam) is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam