Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax

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Dioscorea dumetorum

Left twining
Lusaka E; Nov 2013.
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Dioscorea dumetorum

Left twining, male inflorescence
Lusaka E; Nov 2013.
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Dioscorea dumetorum

Lusaka E; Nov 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham

Dioscorea dumetorum

Lusaka E; Nov 2013
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Dioscorea dumetorum

Tubers exhausted and new
Lusaka E; Nov 2013.
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Dioscorea dumetorum

Immature capsules;
Lusaka SE, Nachitete; Nov 2013.
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Dioscorea dumetorum

Mature capsules
Lusaka E; Nov 2013.
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Synonyms: Dioscorea triphylla L. var. dumetorum (Kunth) R. Knuth
Helmia dumetorum Kunth
Common names:
Frequency: Locally common
Status: Native
Description:
Robust climber with annual stems up to 10 m long, growing from a tuber. Tuber solitary and deeply lobed, spheroid or ovoid, or several.in a tight cluster. Stems left twining, velvety, with or without short prickles. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets large, up to 12 cm long, bright green and slightly hairy above, paler and densely velvety below; lateral leaflets distinctly asymmetric with long, abruptly acuminate tips. Flowers in branched inflorescences, unisexual. Male flowers green; female flowers white. Fruit c. 40 × 25 mm, slightly velvety, winged near the base.
Type location:
Ethiopia
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In woodland, often persisting in cleared areas.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Oct - Jan
Worldwide distribution: Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,Lp,N,C,Lk,S
Growth form(s): Climber.
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Wednesday 11 December 2013
Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 305.

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 125.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 90.

Milne-Redhead, E. (1975). Dioscoreaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 21 - 22.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 113.

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 59. (Includes a picture).

White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 96 - 97. (Includes a picture).

Wilkin, P. (2009). Dioscoreaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 123 - 125. (Includes a picture).

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Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Dioscorea dumetorum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115400, retrieved 28 March 2024

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