Dioscorea acanthogene
Species of herbaceous vine
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Dioscorea acanthogene is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea; it is native to Bolivia, west-central Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru.[1] A specimen collected in Bolivia in 2002 was obtained from a scrubby roadside in a dry, sparsely forested area.[2]
| Dioscorea acanthogene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. acanthogene |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby | |
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