Dioscorea abyssinica
Forest edge habitat, Tugen Hills, Baringo Co., Kenya. Dec. 2015.
LEAVES: Like monocots in general, the leaf veins are parallel. The heart-shaped leaves are rather thick and leathery.
VINE: A scrambling woody vine; stems reaching several meters in length.
FLOWERS: The white to cream colored flowers have six tepals.
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FRUIT:
ARMED: Sharp thorns on the stems serve to make impenetrable briers.