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*Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax. Common name: Zanzibar Yam. Phenology: Not known to flower in our region. Habitat: Disturbed hammocks. Distribution: Native of sub-Saharan Africa.

Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy : = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, (basionym); = n/a — S, S13

Links to other floras: = Dioscorea sansibarensis - FNA26

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