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{{Short description|Species of herbaceous vine}}
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|name = ''Dioscorea spicata''
|image = A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon (Plate XCIII) (6430664353).jpg
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|genus = Dioscorea
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|species = spicata
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|authority = [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth|Roth]]
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
|ordo = [[Dioscoreales]]
|familia = [[Dioscoreaceae]]
|genus = ''[[Dioscorea]]''
|species = '''''D. spicata'''''
|binomial = ''Dioscorea spicata''
|binomial_authority = [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth|Roth]]
|synonyms =
|synonyms =
* ''Dioscorea spicata parvifolia''
* ''Dioscorea spicata parvifolia''
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'''''Dioscorea spicata''''' is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial]] in the [[Dioscoreaceae]] [[family (biology)|family]].
'''''Dioscorea spicata''''' is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Dioscoreaceae]].


== Description ==
==Description==


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{{Empty section|date=February 2016}}


== Taxonomy ==
==Taxonomy==
First described by [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth]] in 1821.<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41813#page/375/mode/1up Roth A.W. Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (Nov. Pl. Sp.) 371 1821.]</ref> It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum.
First described by [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth]] in 1821.<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41813#page/375/mode/1up Roth A.W. Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (Nov. Pl. Sp.) 371 1821.]</ref> It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum.


== Distribution ==
==Distribution==
Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).
Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).


== Uses ==
==Uses==
The tubers are use as a food source.{{sfn|Thompson|2014}}
The tubers are use as a food source.{{sfn|Thompson|2014}}


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== Bibliography ==
==Bibliography==
{{Commons}}
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* {{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=A.K.|title=Fruit and vegetables: harvesting, handling and storage|date=2014|isbn=9781118654019|edition=3rd|publisher=John Wiley|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=A.K.|title=Fruit and vegetables: harvesting, handling and storage|date=2014|isbn=9781118654019|edition=3rd|publisher=John Wiley}}
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Dioscorea spicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. spicata
Binomial name
Dioscorea spicata
Synonyms
  • Dioscorea spicata parvifolia
  • Dioscorea spicata anamallayana
  • Dioscorea nummularia glauca

Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.

Description[edit]

Taxonomy[edit]

First described by Albrecht Wilhelm Roth in 1821.[1] It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum.

Distribution[edit]

Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).

Uses[edit]

The tubers are use as a food source.[2]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Thompson, A.K. (2014). Fruit and vegetables: harvesting, handling and storage (3rd ed.). John Wiley. ISBN 9781118654019.