Dioscorea latifolia
Dioscorea bulbifera
- Native to:
- Andaman Is., Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China, Christmas I., Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus:
- Dioscorea
- Species:
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- USDA Symbol:
- DILA25
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 2000 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Reported Fauna Sightings
Moths:Nessus hawk moth (Theretra nessus)
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Primarily propagates vegetatively via aerial bulbils; true seed germination data is sparse.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI