Jan, There is unfortunately no modern magnum opus on Dioscorea and it is quite a large and rather poorly understood genus. There are a few specialists (I know two of them) but they are restricted geographically or to a certain section of the genus. So, if you know where your plant is from you may discover a local flora and find a name for it. But it sounds like you have names for most of yours-- what information are you after? Regards, Dylan On 06/05/2009, J. Agoston <agoston.janos123@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Dylan, > > I got 1 from a botanical garden, they were so generous with me, cause I have > helped them with some "charity work". And from a wholesaler. I have D. > villosa from US. They have arrived with wild dug Trilliums, and D. caucasica > (female). They are hardy here. I have a few other plants from seed, but not > sure in the identity. I have noticed D. villosa from a batch of seedlings > between D. caucasica. > > D. balcanica and D. bulbifera have died this winter, forgot to put them in a > frost free place, -10°C killed most of the tubers, but maybe D. balcanica > will resurrect. I try to plant them again. I try to get D. balcanica from > Macedonia, it is said to be native there. > > I have new seeds, but they emerge after a cold winter, haven't sown yet. > Most of my plants from seed are now 3 years old, some started to make > inflorescences. And I'm trying to germinate Tamus communis, no success till > now. > > We don't have so much climbing geophytes in commerce (Gloriosa, rarely > Sandersonia and ever rarer Littonia, but none of them are hardy). > > Bye, > Jan > Z5a, Hungary > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >