Dioscorea orangeana
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Species of herbaceous vine
| Dioscorea orangeana | |
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| Dioscorea orangeana herbarium specimen | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. orangeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea orangeana | |
Dioscorea orangeana is a tuberous vining flowering plant in the genus Dioscorea , endemic the Forêt d’Orangea near Antsiranana in Madagascar, from which it derives its name. The tuber is possibly edible, and unlike most other Dioscorea species, the tuber has many finger-like lobes as opposed to a single tuber. Because the plant is new to science and the possible harvesting by local populations, the conservation status of Dioscorea orangeana is of great concern.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit ]Dioscorea orangeana belongs to the genus Dioscorea referring to the plants producing edible roots known as yams.
References
[edit ]- ^ Kennerley, J. A. & Wilkin, P. 2017. Dioscorea orangeana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T66769994A66769996. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T66769994A66769996.en. Accessed on 16 July 2024.
- ^ a b Wilkin, Paul; Annette Hladik; Odile Weber; Claude Marcel Hladik; Vololoniana Jeannoda (September 2009). "Dioscorea orangeana (Dioscoreaceae), a new and threatened species of edible yam from northern Madagascar" (PDF). Kew Bulletin. 64 (3): 461–468. doi:10.1007/s12225-009-9126-2. ISSN 1874-933X. S2CID 43183514.
External links
[edit ]- Dioscorea orangeana information and photograph from Kew
- Data related to Dioscorea orangeana at Wikispecies
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