Dioscorea minutiflora
Also known as: Dioscorea acarophyta De Wild. +17 more
- Dioscorea acarophyta De Wild.
- Dioscorea acarophyta DeWild.
- Dioscorea armata De Wild.
- Dioscorea armata DeWild.
- Dioscorea brevispicata De Wild.
- Dioscorea brevispicata DeWild.
- Dioscorea ealensis De Wild.
- Dioscorea ealensis DeWild.
- Dioscorea ekolo De Wild.
- Dioscorea ekolo DeWild.
- Dioscorea engbo De Wild.
- Dioscorea engbo DeWild.
- Dioscorea grandibulbosa R.Knuth
- Dioscorea hystrix R.Knuth
- Dioscorea lilela De Wild.
- Dioscorea lilela DeWild.
- Dioscorea litoie De Wild.
- Dioscorea litoie DeWild.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Dioscorea minutiflora is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry 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)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Burkina, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre