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Dioscoreaceae
R. Br. 1810

Etymology: Plants similar to Dioscorea, the genus that gives its name to the subclass.
Place of Origin: Tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania.

Plants are primarily climbing and twining, coiling around other objects in a species-specific direction of rotation. They possess storage organs such as caudices, tubers, or rhizomes. The leaves are alternate, generally cordate or oval. The flowers are typically unisexual, even in monoecious species. They are inconspicuous, light green or white in color.
Main Taxa
dioscorea-l--1753

Dioscorea (L. 1753)


Etymology: In honor of Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek physician and botanist from the 1st century AD.
Place of Origin: Tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Other Taxa:
Stenomeris
Trichopus

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