Dioscorea pyrifolia
Kunth
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea diepenhorstiana Miq.
Dioscorea ferruginea Thunb. ex Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea preangeriana Uline ex R.Knuth
Dioscorea sandakanensis R.Knuth
Dioscorea zollingeriana Kunth
Common Name:
General Information
Dioscorea pyrifolia is a perennial climbing plant, producing annual stems up to 10 metres long from a tuberous rootstock[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
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- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
]. These stems scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation[
].
The edible tubers are gathered from the wild for local use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - eastern Himalayas, Assam, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia.
Habitat
Hedges and thickets in the lowlands[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Tuber - cooked[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
