Dioscorea quartiniana
| Dioscorea quartiniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. quartiniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. | |
Dioscorea quartiniana is a climbing tuber geophyte in the Dioscoreaceae family.[2] It is native to Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This species occurs in forests, grasslands, and rocky areas.[1]
Uses
It is cultivated for food in Cameroon and East Nigeria.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Dioscorea quartiniana". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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