Dioscorea spiculiflora seeds grow into a climbing tuberous geophyte native to the seasonally dry tropical biome from Mexico south through Central America — a New World yam from the dry forest and woodland communities of Mexico and Central America. The epithet spiculiflora means 'small-spiky-flowered', referring to the slender, pointed character of the flower structure. Like all climbing Dioscorea, it develops an underground tuber as the storage organ from which seasonal climbing stems arise bearing the characteristic leaves of the genus. Family Dioscoreaceae.Full sun to partial shade, sharp drainage and a dry dormancy rest replicate the seasonal conditions of its Mexican and Central American dry forest habitat. Slender-pointed flowers — the character behind 'spiculiflora' Underground tuber; vigorous seasonal climbing stems Mexico to Central America — seasonally dry tropical biome New World yam; Dioscoreaceae family; NOT from Africa Full sun to partial shade; sharp drainage; dry dormancy rest Dioscorea spiculiflora is a genuine New World yam from the dry forests of Mexico and Central America — a botanically interesting collector's species from the extraordinary Mexican and Central American Dioscorea flora, which is quite distinct from the African species in the genus. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
