

The
large one in Copenhagen Botanical Garden.

Wild one
from Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa.


This is
what you see, and only few centimetres down:



Seedlings of D. s. var.
paniculata by
Enrico Santimaria. |
Author: |
Christian Friedrich Ecklon, 1908 |
Family: |
DIOSCOREACEAE |
Origin: |
Eswatini, South
Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
40-100
Centimetres |
Height: |
4
Meters |
Flower:
|
Light
Green |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Ingwevu, Ufudu -
intelezi, Ugebeleweni (zulu),
Elephant´s Foot. |
Synonyms: |
Testudinaria
sylvatica, Knuth, 1850.
Dioscorea brevipes, Burtt Davy.
Dioscorea hederifolia, Griseb.
Dioscorea marlothii, R.Knuth.
Dioscorea rehmannii, Baker.
Dioscorea sylvatica subsp. lydenbergensis,
Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind.
Testudinaria glaucescens, Hügel.
Testudinaria multiflora, Marloth.
Testudinaria paniculata, Dummer.
Testudinaria rehmannii, G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. brevipes, G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. lydenbergensis,
G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. multiflora,
G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. paniculata,
G.D.Rowley.
Testudinaria sylvatica var. rehmannii, G.D.Rowley. |
This member of the Dioscoreaceae family was
given this name
by Christian Friedrich Ecklon in 1908. It is found in Eswatini,
South
Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is growing in a well-drained soil with some water and some
sun. The caudex grows quiet flat, with "balconies" 40 centimetres
or more in diameter. The vines reach for five meters. The flowers are light green, and it can be reproduced by cuttings as well.
Dioscorea is named after
Pedianos Dioscorides, a Greek physician if the 1st century A.D. The
species name means 'growing in woods and forests'.
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