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Dioscoreaceae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (169 words) |
 | Dioscoreaceae is a botanical name of a family of flowering plants. |
| Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists. |
| Dioscoreaceae, Taccaceae, Trichopodaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). |
| Dioscoreales (1656 words) |
| Dioscoreaceae are more or less herbaceous plants with often rather small and not very brightly coloured flowers; the ovary is inferior and often ridged or winged in fruit. |
| Many are climbers recognised by their spiral, petiolate leaves with pulvini at both ends of the petiole; the leaf base does not surround the stem. |
| Stem group Dioscoreaceae are dated to ca 116 mybp, crown group Dioscoreaceae to ca 80 mybp (Janssen and Bremer 2004). |
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