Dioscorea spicata
Species of herbaceous vine
| Dioscorea spicata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. spicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea spicata Roth | |
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Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.
Description
Taxonomy
First described by Albrecht Wilhelm Roth in 1821.[1] It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum.
Distribution
Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).
Uses
The tubers are use as a food source.[2]
References
- ^ Roth A.W. Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (Nov. Pl. Sp.) 371 1821.
- ^ Thompson 2014.
Bibliography
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- Thompson, A.K. (2014). Fruit and vegetables: harvesting, handling and storage (3rd ed.). John Wiley. ISBN 9781118654019.
