Flora of Israel | Tamus orientalis

Tamus orientalis, Dioscorea orientalis, Black bryony, Lady’s-seal,

Hebrew: טמוס מזרחי, Arabic: ديسقوريا شرقي


Scientific name:		Tamus orientalis J. Thieb.
Synonym name:		Dioscorea orientalis (J. Thieb.) Caddick & Wilkin
Common name:		Black bryony
Hebrew name:		טמוס מזרחי
Arabic name:		ديسقوريا شرقي
Family:		Dioscoreaceae, טמוסיים


Life form:		Geophyte, climber
Leaves:		Alternate, entire, smooth
Flowers:		Green
Flowering Period:		January, December
Habitat:		Mediterranean maquis and forest
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name:

Tamus, from the name uva taminia (the fruit of the tamnus), in Pliny for a kind of vine.

orientalis, “eastern; oriental”; of the East.
The Hebrew name: טמוס, tamus, transliteration from the scientific name.

The standard author abbreviation Thiebaut is used to indicate J. Thiébaut .
The standard author abbreviation Caddick is used to indicate Lizabeth R.Caddick, an English botanist; Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, UK.
The standard author abbreviation Wilkin is used to indicate Paul Wilkin, an English botanist; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK.

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