DIOSCOREA SYLVATICA
Author:
Christian Friedrich Ecklon, 1908
Family:
DIOSCOREACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
S. African Quart. J. 1: 363 (1830)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
40-100 Centimetres
Height:
4 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Testudinaria sylvatica, Knuth, 1850.
Dioscorea brevipes, Burtt Davy.
Dioscorea hederifolia, Griseb.
Dioscorea marlothii, R.Knuth.
Dioscorea rehmannii, Baker.
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Dioscorea sylvatica subsp. lydenbergensis, Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind.
Testudinaria glaucescens, Hügel.
Testudinaria multiflora, Marloth.
Testudinaria paniculata, Dummer.
Testudinaria rehmannii, G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. brevipes, G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. lydenbergensis, G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. multiflora, G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. paniculata, G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. rehmannii, G.D.Rowley.
This member of the Dioscoreaceae family was given this name by Christian Friedrich Ecklon in 1908. It is found in Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is growing in a well-drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex grows quiet flat, with "balconies" 40 centimetres or more in diameter. The vines reach for five meters. The flowers are light green, and it can be reproduced by cuttings as well. Dioscorea is named after Pedianos Dioscorides, a Greek physician if the 1st century A.D. The species name means 'growing in woods and forests'. Strange looking caudex from Göteborg Lustgårdar. It might be D. s. var. paniculata, Burkill. Figured that out, when I got this photo from Enrico Santimaria. Male flowers. The sorry remains of the fruits.
Flower
Light Green
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
