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Hottentot Bread

Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.

are eaten by

Global Biotic Interactions

Theretra gnoma (Fabricius 1775)

are host of

Global Biotic Interactions

Theretra gnoma (Fabricius 1775)

cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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fruit type

Kubitzki et al
capsule fruit
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030091

Definition: a fruit which develops from a gynoecium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, dry mesocarp, and dry endocarp that usually dehisce

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geographic distribution

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Namibia Species List
Namibia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3355338

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South Africa Species List
South Africa
URI: http://www.geonames.org/953987

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Sweden Species List
Sweden
URI: http://www.geonames.org/2661886

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Zimbabwe Species List
Zimbabwe
URI: http://www.geonames.org/878675

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Indian Ocean Species List
Indian Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1904

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life cycle habit

Kubitzki et al
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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number of dna records in ggbn

GGBN data coverage

9

number of records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

100

number of research grade records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

36

number of specimens in ggbn

GGBN data coverage

4

plant growth form

Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
climber
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035

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

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plant lifeform

Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
succulent plant
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q189939

Definition: plants having some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy

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Plant Forms, Habitat and Distribution
geophyte
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900024

Definition: whole plant geophytic

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produces

Rockwell et al
oxygen
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379

Definition: molecular oxygen, O2

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trophic guild

Rockwell et al
photoautotroph
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130

Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.

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