Dioscorea quartiniana

Dioscorea quartiniana is a climbing tuber geophyte in the family Dioscoreaceae.[2] It is native to Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This species occurs in forests, grasslands, and rocky areas.[1]

Dioscorea quartiniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. quartiniana
Binomial name
Dioscorea quartiniana
A.Rich.

Uses

It is cultivated for food in Cameroon and East Nigeria.[1]

References
  1. "Dioscorea quartiniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.


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