Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (YAM FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Species : Dioscorea floribunda
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : December-January
  • Native : Mexico, Central America
  • Comments : Cultivated for its tubers which is the cheif source of Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, which is used as a starting material in the synthesis of steroidal drugs.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Mexico, Central America; Introduced elsewhere
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Dioscorea floribunda. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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