Dioscorea dumetorum
African Bitter Yam, Bitter Yam
Other regional names: Cluster Yam
- Cluster Yam
Also known as: Dioscorea buchholziana Engl. +5 more
- Dioscorea buchholziana Engl.
- Dioscorea triphylla var. abyssinica R.Knuth
- Dioscorea triphylla var. dumetorum (Kunth) R.Knuth
- Dioscorea triphylla var. rotundata R.Knuth
- Dioscorea triphylla var. tomentosa Rendle
- Helmia dumetorum Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Dioscoreaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Dioscorea dumetorum (commonly known as African bitter yam or Bitter Yam) 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
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Jamaica