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Description: Information on the wild yam family and members of the genus Dioscorea and Tamus.
The Wild Yam Page - Dioscoreaceae Named after the Greek physician, Dioscorides is a group of 8 genera and over 600 species, including many interesting succulent caudiciforms and species with an underground tuberous root. Both caudexes and tubers store water and starchy food reserves to carry the plant through periods of dormancy. A climbing vine with heart shaped or lobed leaves, and without tendrils, is produced from the succulent tuber and may be a seasonal growth, or a more permanent one, depending on the species. Plants in this family are unusual among monocotyledons in having net-veined leaves. In some species e.g.
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| Page title: | The Wild Yam Page - Dioscoreaceae |
| Keywords: | dioscorea, dioscoreaceae, tamus, testudinaria, bryony, yam, tuber, caudiciform, succulent, plant, wild yam,cultivation |
| Description: | about succulent plants in the family dioscoreaceae, wild yams, cultivated yams |
| IP-address: | 213.171.218.185 |
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| Date | Creation Date: 03-aug-2000 Expiration Date: 03-aug-2014 |