Dioscorea quartiniana
Dioscorea quartiniana is a climbing tuber geophyte in the family Dioscoreaceae.[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]
| Dioscorea quartiniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. quartiniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. | |
Uses
It is cultivated for food in Cameroon and East Nigeria.[1]
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References
- "Dioscorea quartiniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 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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