Dioscorea bulbifera
Aerial Yam, Air Potato
Other regional names: Air Yam
- Air Yam
Also known as: Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev. +19 more
- Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev.
- Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev. ex Jum.
- Dioscorea bulbifera f. domestica (Makino) Makino & Nemoto
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. albotuberosa Y.F.Zhou, Z.L.Xu & Y.Y.Hang
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. anthropophagorum (A.Chev.) Summerh.
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. crispata (Roxb.) Prain
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. elongata (F.M.Bailey) Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. pulchella (Roxb.) Prain
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. sativa Prain
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. suavia Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. vera Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. albotuberosa Y.F.Zhou, Z.L.Xu & Y.Y.Hang
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. anthropophagorum (A.Chev.) Summerh.
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. brachybotryum Y.Y.Hang & Y.F.Zhou
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. crispata (Roxb.) Prain
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. elongata (F.M.Bailey) Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. heterophylla (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. pulchella (Roxb.) Prain
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. sativa Prain
- Dioscorea bulbifera var. suavia Prain & Burkill
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as Aerial Yam or Air Potato) is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Kazan-retto, Leeward Is., Marquesas, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Seychelles, Society Is., Surinam, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.