Dioscorea trifida
Indian Yam
Also known as: Dioscorea affinis Kunth +6 more
- Dioscorea affinis Kunth
- Dioscorea angustifolia Rusby
- Dioscorea articulata Steud.
- Dioscorea brasiliensis Willd.
- Dioscorea goyazensis Griseb.
- Dioscorea palmata Juss. ex Pers.
- Dioscorea ruiziana Klotzsch ex Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Dioscorea trifida (commonly known as Indian Yam) is a climbing plant belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family. Indigenous to South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Dioscorea, which contains over 600 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico