Dioscorea spicata: Difference between revisions

Dioscorea spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. spicata
Binomial name
	Dioscorea spicata; Roth
Synonyms
	Dioscorea spicata parvifolia; Dioscorea spicata anamallayana; Dioscorea nummularia glauca;

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Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the Dioscoreaceae family.

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

Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).

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

Thompson, A.K. (2014). Fruit and vegetables: harvesting, handling and storage (3rd ed.). John Wiley. ISBN 9781118654019. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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 ==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==