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Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

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

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO; = n/a — S, S13. Basionym: Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax 1892

Links to other floras: = Dioscorea sansibarensis - FNA26

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