Dioscorea praehensilis
Also known as: Dioscorea angustiflora Rendle +4 more
- Dioscorea angustiflora Rendle
- Dioscorea cayenensis var. praehensilis (Benth.) A.Chev.
- Dioscorea costermansiana De Wild. & T.Durand
- Dioscorea liebrechtsiana De Wild. & T.Durand
- Dioscorea odoratissima Pax
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Dioscorea praehensilis is a climbing plant within the Dioscoreaceae family. It is found natively in Africa. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe