{"id":1482535,"date":"2022-09-23T13:32:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T08:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/?p=1482535"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T10:39:37","slug":"dioscorea-wattii","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/dioscorea-wattii\/","title":{"rendered":"Dioscorea wattii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dioscorea wattii\u00a0<\/i>Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 457 (1908)<\/em>;
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\nE. Himalaya to Bangladesh: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya<\/span> as per POWO<\/a>;
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMS,Sept,2022\/03 Smilax sp. for id<\/a>:
\nLocation : Rescue Centre, Sihphir, Mizoram<\/span><\/p>\n

Altitude : ca.1,100 m<\/span><\/div>\n
Habit : Climber<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat : Wild<\/span><\/div>\n
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Dioscorea<\/em> !<\/p>\n

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What are the species of Dioscorea<\/em> reported from your area?<\/p>\n

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Sorry !! Not available in my books.<\/p>\n

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In the Flora of the Lushai Hills, the following spp. are listed\/recorded\u00a0:- Dioscorea alata, D bulbifera, D. glabra, D. pentaphylla, D.sativa<\/em> and D.trinervia<\/em><\/p>\n

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I think it may be\u00a0D.glabra<\/i>\u00a0as per\u00a0GBIF<\/a>\u00a0specimen<\/a>.
\nFlora of China says:
\nLeaves alternate basally on stem,\u00a0<\/span>opposite distally on stem, simple;\u00a0<\/b>leaf blade drying blackish, usually ovate or<\/span>\u00a0long elliptic-ovate to lanceolate<\/b>, 5–17(–24) \u00d7 0.5–10(–13) cm, glabrous,\u00a0<\/span>basal veins 5–9,<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>base cordate to truncate or rounded,\u00a0<\/b>rarely sagittate or hastate,<\/span>\u00a0apex acuminate or caudate.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Dioscorea oppositifolia<\/em><\/p>\n

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Going by distribution in\u00a0BSI Flora of India<\/a>,\u00a0D.glabra<\/i>\u00a0is more likely.
\nBSI Flora of India<\/a>\u00a0does not give any distribution in your area for\u00a0Dioscorea oppositifolia<\/em> L.<\/p>\n

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Ok, thanks sir<\/p>\n

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Dioscorea wattii<\/em> ?<\/p>\n

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Who suggested the id?
\nIt seems possible as per\u00a0GBIF<\/a>\u00a0specimens-\u00a0one<\/a>.
\nBut difficult to say without inflorescence.<\/p>\n

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Suggested by Rohan Maity, BSI, Itanagar, A.P.<\/p>\n

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Yes, we should follow his advice.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>
\nDioscorea sp. from Assam KD 11 Oct 24<\/a>: 4 images.
\nAttached images are\u00a0Dioscorea<\/em>\u00a0sp.from Assam.\u00a0<\/strong>Please ID of the sp.
\nDate : 15\/10\/ 24
\nLocation: Assam<\/span>
\nFamily :\u00a0Dioscoreaceae<\/em>
\nGenus & species :\u00a0\u00a0Dioscorea\u200b<\/em>\u00a0sp.
\nHabit : Climber\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dioscorea wattii\u00a0<\/i>Prain & Burkill ???<\/p>\n

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Yes, possible as per
\nhttps:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/2022\/09\/23\/dioscorea-wattii\/<\/a><\/div>\n
and\u00a0GBIF<\/a>\u00a0specimens\u00a0(one<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0two<\/a>)<\/p>\n
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References:
\nPOWO<\/a> \u00a0Catalogue of Life<\/a>\u00a0 GBIF<\/a>\u00a0specimens-\u00a0one<\/a>\u00a0 (High resolution specimens) BSI Flora of India Checklist<\/a>\u00a0 India Biodiversity Portal<\/a> \u00a0IBIS Flora<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dioscorea wattii\u00a0Prain & Burkill, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 457 (1908); . E. Himalaya to Bangladesh: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya as per POWO; . MS,Sept,2022\/03 Smilax sp. for id: Location : Rescue Centre, Sihphir, Mizoram Altitude : ca.1,100 m Habit : Climber Habitat : Wild Dioscorea ! What are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[4828],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1482535","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-dioscorea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1482535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1482535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1482535\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1482535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1482535"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1482535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}