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Indian Yam

Dioscorea trifida L. fil.

geographic distribution

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Puerto Rico
URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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introduced range includes

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Puerto Rico
URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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life cycle habit

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perennial
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073

Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic

Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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plant growth form

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climber
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035

Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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herb
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142

Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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herb
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142

Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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climber
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035

Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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