Dioscorea spiculiflora
Hemsley
Dioscoreaceae Edible: Tuber, Root, Caution Potential hazards — see below 21 iNaturalist observations
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Description
A yam with rounded heart-shaped leaves, native to tropical limestone soils and dry forests at low altitudes.
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Traditional Uses
Caution:
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Known Hazards
Caution advised; contains sapogenins and sterols.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows on limestone soils in dry tropical forests at low altitudes.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama,
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea. It contains sapogenins and sterols.
Synonyms
Dioscorea friedrichsthalii R. Knuth
References (1)
- Biol. cent.-amer., Bot. 3:361. 1884
