Dioscorea acanthogene is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea; it is native to Bolivia, west-central Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru.[1] A specimen collected in Bolivia in 2002 was obtained from a scrubby roadside in a dry, sparsely forested area.[2]

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby - Plants of the World Online - Kew Science". Plants of the World Online.
  2. ^ "HerbWeb - Image Page". apps.kew.org.