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. 2015 Apr 15;(48):51–72. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.48.6806

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Dioscorea multiloba Kunth vegetative and reproductive morphology. A Habit of male plant with axillary inflorescences B Apical part of male inflorescence showing tepal shape and habit and bud shape habit C Lobed leaf showing venation of upper surface and forerunner tip D Male flower from above showing filament habit E Male flower with 3 tepals and part of torus removed showing torus shape, pistillode and associated concavities in torus surface F Female flower with 3 tepals and part of torus removed showing torus shape, staminodia and gynoecium G Female inflorescence showing tepal habit and ovaries H Infructescence showing some submature capsules with persistent tepals J Seed showing wing shape. Scale bar: A, C 3 cm; B 7 mm; D, E 4 mm; F 3 mm; G, H 2.5 cm; J 2 cm. From Ward 3076 (A, B, D, E), Medley Wood 329 (F, G), Gueinzius s.n. (H, J) and a photograph (C). Drawn by Lucy Smith.