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Dioscorea dregeana

Synonyms: Dioscorea dregeana var. dregeana; Dioscorea dregeana var. hutchinsonii; Helmia dregeana (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Wild yam (Dioscorea dregeana) is a perennial creeper that is native to the eastern parts of southern Africa. It is commonly used and traded as a traditional medicine, or muti.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kruger National Park II 4718115 Mpumalanga, South Africa

External References

Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0