Dioscorea floribunda
Dioscorea floribunda
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the dry to moist tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 25 - 30°c, but can tolerate 15 - 38°c[1]. It can be killed by temperatures of 9°c or lower[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 900 - 1,200mm, but tolerates 600 - 2,300mm[1]. Prefers a sunny position, but also succeeds in some shade[1]. Grows best in a well-drained, light to medium soil of at least moderate fertility[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 6 - 6.5, tolerating 5.8 - 7.2[1]. The edible tubers are harvested from wild plants 3- 4 years old[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dioscorea+floribunda>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Flora of Guatemala — Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark · 1946 - 1976 · http://www.archive.org/ ↩︎A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/