Tamus

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tamus (the old Latin name used by Pliny). Also spelled Tamnus. Dioscoreaceae. Herbaceous perennials from a tuberous root: st. annual, twining: lvs. alternate, cordate, entire or 3-lobed: infl. axillary racemes; male often elongated, lax, with the fls. solitary along the rachis or disposed in lax few-fld. racemelets or cymules; female very short, few-fld., sometimes reduced to a sessile fascicle; fls. dioecious; male perianth urn-shaped-campanulate, deeply 5-cleft; stamens 6; female perianth-segms. 6, small, narrow, distinct; staminodes minute or none; ovary 3-celled: berry subglobose, succulent, indehiscent. About 2 species, 1 from Canary Isls., the other from Eu., N. Afr., and Temp. Asia. T. communis, Linn. Black Bryony. Rootstock ovoid, black, fleshy: st. very long, twining, branched: lvs. 2-3 in. long, ovate-cordate, acuminate, obscurely laterally lobed: fls. yellowish green, small: berry red. May, June. Eu., N. Afr., and Temp. Asia. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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