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Dioscorea bulbifera
Air Potato; Air Yam

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DERIVATION
Dioscorea - Named for Pedanios Dioscorides, first century Greek pharmacologist
bulbifera - carrying bulbs
FAMILY Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family)  Other Plants in the Yam Family
HABIT Geophyte | Herbaceous
GROWTH FORM Climbing
RANGE Pantropical, India (Indian Subcontinent, Asia-Tropical)
LEAF TYPE Deciduous
FLOWERS Green (Greenish)
FRUIT Gray (Greyish)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 9A (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun | Partial shade
COMMON NAME(S) Air Potato | Air Yam

Individual Location for Dioscorea bulbifera:
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Year Location
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081733*1 2008 Greenhouse

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  FRUITING:
When Dioscorea bulbifera has been observed fruiting
at Denver Botanic Gardens
  Fruiting by Week 1 to 52
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