Summary[edit] Description: Dioscorea elephantipes specimen in the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise, just north of Brussels, Belgium. Date: 29 September 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot. Permission(Reusing this file): Public domain.
Common English name: air potato; Name in Kanji: 黄獨; English translation of Kanji: yellow solitary; Name in Katakana: ケ・イモ; Katakana pronunciation: ke-imo; Von Siebold's Latin name: Dioscorea; Family: Dioscoreaceae; Species: Dioscorea bulbifera L.Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Contents 1 Summary2 info3 See also4 Licensing Summary[edit] segment of a / Dioscorea batatas / Dioscorea polystachya tuber info[edit] English: Chinese yam, Japanese mountain yam Ελληνικά: Τμήμα βολβού Κινέζικου Γιαμ Japanese common names: nagaimo, yamaimo See also[edit] Image:Tororo (grated Dioscorea opposita).jpgen:Dioscorea polystachyaen:Yam (vegetable)ja:ナガイモja:ヤマノイモ Licensing[edit] anyone can do whatever they want with this image Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. ja:ナガイモko:마
Burmanniaceae (bluethread family) » Burmannia coelestis bur-MAHN-ee-uh -- named for Prof. J. Burmann, Dutch botanist koh-el-ES-tis -- from the Latin caelestis (heavenly, celestial); sky blue commonly known as: Indian bluethread • Marathi: नीलमणी neelmani Native of: Indian subcontinent References: Flowers of India • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
Figure 3.Fruit structure in Thismia hongkongensis sp. nov. A Flower (rear right), immature fruit, shortly after fertilization (left), and mature fruit with exposed seeds (front). B Two fruiting individuals, each with three fruits. C Lateral view of fruiting specimen, illustrating elongated fruit stalk. D Mature fruit with exposed seeds. E Dehydrated fruit. F Rehydrated fruit, after rainfall. Photos by S.S. Mar.
""Black Tacca" flowering in its natural habitat, rocky slopes on Mount Erati (Nampula province of Mozambique). Note the very short leaf petioles. Most of the 15-20 cm petiole is burried in the soil."