Dioscoreaceae FAMILY
Dioscorea luzonensis
Dioscorea luzonensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dioscorea luzonensis is a perennial climbing plant, producing annual stems from a tuberous rootstock that scramble over the ground or twine around other plants for support[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The edible tubers are gathered from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.
HabitatFound chiefly at low elevations in areas where there are distinct dry periods[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].