Dioscorea
Sign in to saveDioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It was named by the monk Charles Plumier after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides.
AI overview
Dioscorea is a large group of over 600 plant species found in tropical and warm regions around the world, belonging to the flowering plant family Dioscoreaceae. The genus was named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides by a monk named Charles Plumier.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderDioscoreales
- FamilyDioscoreaceae
via GBIF · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dioscoreaceae
- Image
- Early yam rack 07.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- P1672
- diosgenin
Article
32 sectionsContents
- Description
- Cultivation and uses
- Accepted species, subspecies, and varieties
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It was named by the monk Charles Plumier after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides.
== Description == They are tuberous herbaceous perennial lianas, growing to or more tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, mostly broad heart-shaped. The flowers are individually inconspicuous, greenish-yellow, with six petals; they are mostly dioecious, with separate male and female plants, though a few species are monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same plant. The fruit is a capsule in most species, a soft berry in a few species.