Dioscorea quartiniana
| Dioscorea quartiniana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. quartiniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. | |
Dioscorea quartiniana is a climbing tuber geophyte in the family Dioscoreaceae.[2] It is native to Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This species occurs in forests, grasslands, and rocky areas.[1]
Uses
[edit]It is cultivated for food in Cameroon and East Nigeria.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Contu, S. (2013). "Dioscorea quartiniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44392887A44450966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T44392887A44450966.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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