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Cinnamon vines
Cinnamon vines
Dioscorea
Also known as: Yam
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Cinnamon vines are climbing plants that thrive in tropical and temperate forests. They grow underground tubers that can reach over two meters in length to store energy.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea