Dioscorea aesculifolia

Dioscorea aesculifolia is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea. The type specimen was collected in Brazil in 1994.[1] The type specimen is damaged,[2] but it appears to have palmate leaves with leaflets arranged in groups of five – a feature which is in contrast to the simple leaves of most well-known species of the genus Dioscorea.

Dioscorea aesculifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. aesculifolia
Binomial name
Dioscorea aesculifolia
R.Knuth

References

  1. "HerbWeb - Details Page". apps.kew.org.
  2. "HerbWeb - Image Page". apps.kew.org.


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