Dioscorea Rupicola - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Desert Rose They have many varied effects

They have many varied effects on human health

Elongated rosettes from a knobbly tuber and glabrous leaves with orange-brown hairs and white to greenish-white flowers

in loose racemens on tall stems

Fast growing it requires a good water supply

It is said that it was considered the tree of life by the San Tribe of the Kalahari

Dioscorea Rupicola - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Desert Rose They have many varied effectsDioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It is named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides. With a large tuber and a single twining stem bearing deciduous cordate divided leaves. Flowering in summer followed by large seed capsules.