Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Dioscorea, Stevens, W. D 31168, Garay Cue, 19 Mar 2011 2366 (18).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea
Specific Epithet
acanthogene
Authorship
Rusby
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
3/18/2011
Location
Paraguay, Concepcion
-22.533611, -57.361667
Location Remarks
Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Twining vine, woody below, flowers yellow-green.
