Biology:Dioscorea orangeana
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Short description: Species of herbaceous vine
| Dioscorea orangeana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. orangeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea orangeana Wilkin[1]
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Dioscorea orangeana, is a tuberous vining flowering plant in the genus Dioscorea, endemic the Forêt d’Orangea near Antsiranana in Madagascar , from which it derives its name. The tuber is possibly edible, and unlike most other Dioscorea species, the tuber has many finger-like lobes as opposed to a single tuber. Because the plant is new to science and the possible harvesting by local populations, the conservation status of Dioscorea orangeana is of great concern.[1]
Taxonomy
Dioscorea orangeana belongs to the genus Dioscorea referring to the plants producing edible roots known as yams.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilkin, Paul; Annette Hladik; Odile Weber; Claude Marcel Hladik; Vololoniana Jeannoda (September 2009). "Dioscorea orangeana (Dioscoreaceae), a new and threatened species of edible yam from northern Madagascar". Kew Bulletin 64 (3): 461–468. doi:10.1007/s12225-009-9126-2. ISSN 1874-933X. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00546781/file/Dioscorea_orangeana.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5279589 entry
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