Dioscorea elephantipes
Dioscorea elephantipes Elephant’s foot or Hottentot bread (Dioscorea elephantipes (L’Hér.) Engl., 1908) is a shrub species belonging to the Dioscoreaceae
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Guido Bissanti
Dioscorea elephantipes Elephant’s foot or Hottentot bread (Dioscorea elephantipes (L’Hér.) Engl., 1908) is a shrub species belonging to the Dioscoreaceae
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