Dioscorea pyrifolia
Also known as: Dioscorea diepenhorstiana Miq. +8 more
- Dioscorea diepenhorstiana Miq.
- Dioscorea ferruginea Thunb. ex Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea nummularia var. glabrescens Kuntze
- Dioscorea nummularia var. puberula Kuntze
- Dioscorea preangeriana Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea pyrifolia var. diepenhorstii Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea pyrifolia var. ferruginea Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea sandakanensis R.Knuth
- Dioscorea zollingeriana Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Dioscorea pyrifolia is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Originating in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Dioscorea, which contains over 600 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam