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A plant pundit comments on plants, the foibles and fun of academic life, and other things of interest.
This week's lab - angiosperm leaf diversity

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some variety of the betel leaf?
To me it looked more like black pepper leaf, especially with the vines behind. But, could very well be betel
Not a Piper, neither species.
Dioscoreaceae?
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If you are who you are, then I yam what I yam.
Well, I'm working on these critters so maybe I shouldn't play the game...
The stem seems round enough that I wonder if this is a D. alata or rather some other species. D. alata are very diverse in stem shape and ornaments, and this leaf really look like ones I'm collecting in the fields.
While a bit uncertain, it's always been called D. bulbifera.
Does your plant make "Air Potatoes"?
Dioscorea bulbifera certainly does, and it can be a serious weed in warmer climates. I could find you a "more botanical" link but this one seems to cover the basics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea_bulbifera Your plant seems to have a more exaggerated drip tip on its leaf than D. bulbifera (humble amateur botanist opinion - YMMV) My favourite Dioscorea is D. elephantipes. It will grow outdoors year round here in Adelaide, but you would DEFINITELY need to keep it in a glasshouse in the winter
Ciao, KK.
Yes, this plant makes aerial tubers. Thanks for the information. Without doubt it's weed.
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