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Authority - R. Br. | Total Number of genera - 8 |
Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 880 |
Plant forms - Herb | |
World Distribution - Tropical and warm areas with a few in N. temperate areas. | |
Comments - Has woody members |
1 - Dioscorea. 2 - Discorea. 3 - Tamus. |