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

Zhou Yifeng ^[1] ; Zu Zenglai ^[1] ; Hang Yueyu ^[1] ; Ding Zhizun ^[1]
1. [1] Chinese Academy of Sciences
  
  Chinese Academy of Sciences
  
  China
Localización: Novon: a journal for botanical nomenclature, ISSN 1055-3177, Vol. 18, Nº. 4, 2008, págs. 555-557
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- 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.