Dioscoreaceae FAMILY
Dioscorea floribunda
Dioscorea floribunda
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dioscorea floribunda is a perennial, climbing plant producing annual stems from a tuberous rootstock. These stems, which twine to the left, scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The edible root is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeC. America - El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico.
HabitatMoist or wet thickets or forest, sometimes in oak forest, at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description 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/ ].