Dioscorea elephantipes (3cm) (live succulent)

Dioscorea elephantipes. ( live succulent, 3cm caudex)

Family: Dioscoreaceae

Common names: turtle back, elephant’s foot, Hottentots’ bread

It is one of the most beautiful, weird and wonderful, caudiciform plants . It has a deeply fissured surface, resembling an elephant’s foot. It is a perennial geophytic climber and is winter growing. It is summer deciduous and is a perennial geophytic climber. In summer the leafless plant conserves energy by dropping its leaves in October, just before the onset of the summer heat.