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Dioscoreaceae, also called the yam family, in the order of Dioscoreales, is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 750 known species in 9 genera, widely distributed in tropical and temperate regions, mostly in tropical America, usually perennial twining, herbaceous or woody vines. They are rhizomatous or tuberous. Leaves are usually simple, alternate. Flowers are usually unisexual, bracteate, axillary, and solitary to cymules, spikes, racemes, thyrses, or panicles. Fruit is a loculicidal capsule or a berry. Seeds are winged or not and endospermic. Three species, belonging to Dioscorea genus, are illustrated in this chapter.
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Xu, Z., Chang, L. (2017). Dioscoreaceae. In: Identification and Control of Common Weeds: Volume 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5403-7_36
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