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Dioscorea alata L.

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Type location:	Sri Lanka
Notes:	Cultivated crop
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Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,Cb,C,S,W
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Dioscorea alata

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dioscorea alata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dioscorea alata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dioscorea alata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dioscorea alata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Dioscorea alata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dioscorea alata
JSTOR Plant Science: Dioscorea alata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dioscorea alata
Plants of the World Online: Dioscorea alata
Tropicos: Dioscorea alata
Wikipedia: Dioscorea alata

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