Dioscorea althaeoides: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea
Species
Dioscorea althaeoides
Scientific Name
Dioscorea althaeoides

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Dioscorea althaeoides

Dioscorea althaeoides is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea which is indigenous to the Guizhou, Sichuan, and eastern Xizang provinces of China, in addition to the Yunnan area in Thailand. A formerly unknown acetylated spirostanol saponin, dioscin-6′-O-acetate, has been discovered in the rhizomes of the plant.

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Dioscorea althaeoides in languages:

Chinese
蜀葵葉薯蕷

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