Dioscoreaceae FAMILY

Dioscorea pyrifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dioscorea pyrifolia is a perennial climbing plant, producing annual stems up to 10 metres long from a tuberous rootstock[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. These stems 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 tubers are gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Himalayas, Assam, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia.

HabitatHedges and thickets in the lowlands[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ].