Dioscoreaceae
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Description
870 spp
Growing form
Climbers
Leaf
Alternate; simply cordate or lobed with palmate venation; petiole twisted and thickened both at base and apex; no stipules
Flower
Bisexual or dioecious. Flower: 3+3 tepals; 3+3 stamens (outer whorl sterile or missing), attached to tepals; ovary inferior
Fruit and seed
Fruit a 3-winged capsule or samara
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Dioscoreaceae
Author
R. Br.
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4986367
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Subordinate taxa