Aerial Yam (species: Dioscorea bulbifera) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Dioscorea bulbifera
Aerial Yam


©Anne Hoggett: Distinctive leaf of Dioscorea bulbifera at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: Luxuriant growth of Dioscorea bulbifera vine at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: New leaves and twisted stem of Dioscorea bulbifera at Lizard Island Research Station.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Dioscoreales
Family Dioscoreaceae
Genus Dioscorea
Species Dioscorea bulbifera

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References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and A.-L. Jacquemart (2008). Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld., Australia): Flora and vegetation of a low wooded island, Scripta Botanica Belgica, 43: 1-88. LIRS catalog number 1210.