Dioscorea Bulbifera var. Albotuberosa (Dioscoreaceae), A New Variety from Yunnan, China

Zhou Yifeng; Xu Zenglai; Hang Yueyu; Ding Zhizun

doi:10.3417/2006059

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Zhou Yifeng,¹ Xu Zenglai,¹ Hang Yueyu,^1,* Ding Zhizun¹

¹Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province, and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden, Me

^*Author for correspondence: hangyueyu@21cn.com

Abstract

A study of the diversity of Dioscorea bulbifera L. (Dioscoreaceae) in China has revealed a distinctive new variety from Yunnan Province, China. Dioscorea bulbifera var. albotuberosa Y. F. Zhou, Z. L. Xu & Y. Y. Hang differs from D. bulbifera by its tubers white in transverse section, bulblets verruculose, and leaf texture membranaceous, papery, and crispy when dry.

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Zhou Yifeng, Xu Zenglai, Hang Yueyu, and Ding Zhizun "Dioscorea Bulbifera var. Albotuberosa (Dioscoreaceae), A New Variety from Yunnan, China," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 18(4), 555-557, (16 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.3417/2006059

Published: 16 December 2008

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