Dioscorea orizabensis

Dioscorea orizabensis is a species of yam in the family Dioscoreaceae.[2][3] It is native to the Jalisco and Veracruz states of Mexico.[4] The plant is a climbing tuberous geophyte which grows in mountain forests.[1]

Dioscorea orizabensis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. orizabensis
Binomial name
Dioscorea orizabensis
Uline

References

  1. "Dioscorea orizabensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  2. "Monocots | Sampled Red List Index for Plants". threatenedplants.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  3. "Tropicos | Name - !Dioscorea orizabensis Uline". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  4. "Dioscorea orizabensis". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2017-01-22.


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