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Accession Data:

Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Dioscoreaceae R. Br.

  • Country of Origin: S. Trop. & S. Africa

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500169
  • Source: Judy Becker - Lauray of Salisbury
  • Accession Date: 12-15-2015
  • Bench: 2205 - XER:Namib / Karoo B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-24-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Dioscoreales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Dioscoreaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mozambique / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Free State / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Sunday, March 10, 2019.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:25:06 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Dioscoreaceae

  • Dioscorea bulbifera
  • Dioscorea dodecaneura
  • Dioscorea elephantipes
  • Dioscorea sylvatica
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