Dioscorea polygonoides
Also known as: Dioscorea caracasana Kunth +11 more
- Dioscorea caracasana Kunth
- Dioscorea kegeliana Griseb.
- Dioscorea lutea G.Mey.
- Dioscorea martinicensis Spreng.
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. aperta R.Knuth
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. cabreana
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. martinicensis (Spreng.) R.Knuth
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. scorpioidea Uline
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. scorpioidea Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. sieberi (Kunth) Uline
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. sieberi (Kunth) Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea sieberi Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Dioscorea polygonoides is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.