Biology:Dioscorea sericea

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Short description: Species of herbaceous vine

Dioscorea sericea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. sericea
Binomial name
Dioscorea sericea
R.Kunth

Dioscorea sericea (common names: wild yam, colic-root, rheumatism-root)[2] is a type of climbing tuberous geophyte in the family Dioscoreaceae.[3] It is native to Colombia and Peru.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15606901 entry