Dioscorea Hemicrypta - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Exotic Cacti and is threatened by habitat

and is threatened by habitat loss

shiny leaves dark green above

including white and brown

with thick triangular leaves

It has 7" fruits that are slightly oblong

Dioscorea Hemicrypta - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Exotic Cacti and is threatened by habitatDioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It is named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides. Dioscorea hemicrypta is endemic to the Little Karoo and Eastern Cape where the plants occur in mountainous habitat. The caudiciform stem of the