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Image of Dioscorea saxatilis (Jabón del monte). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis

Region Metropolitana, Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, Chile
Altitude: 800-900 m. 10 09, 2006

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Species:	Dioscorea saxatilis Poepp.
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Order:	Liliales
Chilean Name:	Jabón del monte
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Record:	0508
	About 36 Dioscorea in Chile and 13 in our data base.
	About 37 Dioscoreaceae in Chile and 13 in our data base.




	Endemic Very Frequent Height: 80 cm. No ornamental value (C)

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INTRODUCTION

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis (Jabón del monte). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis

Region Metropolitana, Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, Chile
Altitude: 800-900 m. 10 09, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Perennial
Climber

Flower: Green, 6 petals

Height: 80 cm.

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis (Jabón del monte). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis

Region Metropolitana, Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, Chile
Altitude: 800-900 m. 10 09, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Dry, arid areas, with long drought periods of 6 - 10 months. Precipitations of 100 mm - 300 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis (Jabón del monte). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis

Region Metropolitana, Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, Chile
Altitude: 800-900 m. 10 09, 2006

USES

No ornamental value (C)

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis (Jabón del monte). Click to enlarge parts of image.

Image of Dioscorea saxatilis

Region Metropolitana, Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, Chile
Altitude: 800-900 m. 10 09, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).