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Dioscorea amaranthoides

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Species of herbaceous vine

Dioscorea amaranthoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: D. amaranthoides
Binomial name
Dioscorea amaranthoides
C.Presl

Dioscorea amaranthoides is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. One specimen was found in the vicinity of Machu Picchu, Peru in a forested area near water.

References

  1. "Tropicos | Name - Dioscorea amaranthoides C. Presl".
  2. http://img.brit.org/fcgi-bin/iipsrv.fcgi?FIF=images.aabp/collections/atupayachi_005249_01.jp2&obj=IIP,1.0&hei=1000&cvt=jpeg
Taxon identifiers
Dioscorea amaranthoides


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