Genus: DIOSCOREA
 Family: DIOSCOREACEAE

Source: USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. 		Genera of DIOSCOREACEAE

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Dioscorea alata L. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea alata L. su Google
Views: 1983.54

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

water yam		Dioscorea alata - Leaves at Maui Nui Botanical Garden, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea alata - Habit at State nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea alata - Yamlet at Maui Nui Botanical Garden, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea alata - Leaves at Tree Top Park, Florida - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea alata - Habit at Maui Nui Botanical Garden, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Dioscorea altissima Lam. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea altissima Lam. su Google
Views: 311.414

Vine - Perennial

dunguey
Dioscorea bulbifera L. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea bulbifera L. su Google
Views: 4296.46

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

air yam		Dioscorea bulbifera - Habit at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea bulbifera - Leaves at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea bulbifera - Habit at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea bulbifera - Leaves at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea bulbifera - Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Padova, Orto Botanico, PD, Veneto, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. su Google
Views: 391.07

Forb/herb, Vine - Perennial

yellow guinea yam

Synonyms:
= Dioscorea cayennensis Lam., orth. var.
Dioscorea composita Hemsl. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea composita Hemsl. su Google
Views: 383.598

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yam
Dioscorea convolvulacea Cham. & Schltdl. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea convolvulacea Cham. & Schltdl. su Google
Views: 294.108

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yam
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax su Google
Views: 360.743

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bitter yam
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl. su Google
Views: 639.392

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hottentot-bread		Dioscorea elephantipes - Picture modified from Richard Wettstein - Handbuch der Systematischen Botanik (1924) - Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber. Source: www.biolib.de - Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled 'GNU Free Documentation License'.
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill su Google
Views: 422.732

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

lesser yam
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill var. esculenta Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill var. esculenta su Google
Views: 415.484

Vine - Perennial
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill var. tiliaefolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill var. tiliaefolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet su Google
Views: 359.222

Vine - Perennial
Dioscorea floribunda M. Martens & Galeotti Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea floribunda M. Martens & Galeotti su Google
Views: 394.659

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yam
Dioscorea floridana Bartlett Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea floridana Bartlett su Google
Views: 424.628

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

Florida yam

Synonyms:
= Dioscorea villosa L. var. floridana (Bartlett) H.E. Ahles
Dioscorea hispida Dennst. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea hispida Dennst. su Google
Views: 372.925

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intoxicating yam
Dioscorea japonica Thunb. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea japonica Thunb. su Google
Views: 320.142

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Japanese yam
Dioscorea latifolia Benth. [excluded] Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea latifolia Benth. [excluded] su Google
Views: 287.932

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Dioscorea macrostachya Benth. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea macrostachya Benth. su Google
Views: 362.235

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yam
Dioscorea nummularia Lam. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea nummularia Lam. su Google
Views: 309.381

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yam
Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea oppositifolia L. su Google
Views: 394.199

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

Chinese yam

Synonyms:
= Dioscorea batatas Decne.
Dioscorea oppositifolia - Steve Hurst - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Dioscorea pentaphylla L. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea pentaphylla L. su Google
Views: 2001.65

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

fiveleaf yam		Dioscorea pentaphylla - Leaves at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea pentaphylla - Habit at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea pentaphylla - Habit at Hana Hwy, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea pentaphylla - Habit at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution. Dioscorea pentaphylla - Leaves at Nahiku, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bertero ex Spreng. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bertero ex Spreng. su Google
Views: 374.724

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

bulbous yam
Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. su Google
Views: 293.654

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

mata gallina
Dioscorea praehensilis Benth. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea praehensilis Benth. su Google
Views: 307.099

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bush yam
Dioscorea preussii Pax Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea preussii Pax su Google
Views: 256.534

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Preuss' dioscorea
Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. su Google
Views: 802.374

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

fourleaf yam

Synonyms:
= Dioscorea glauca Muhl. ex Bartlett
= Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. var. glauca (Muhl. ex Bartlett) Fernald
= Dioscorea villosa L. var. glabrifolia (Bartlett) Fernald
Dioscorea quaternata - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. - Not copyrighted image Dioscorea quaternata - Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. - Not copyrighted image
Dioscorea rotundata Poir. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea rotundata Poir. su Google
Views: 333.62

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

Guinea yam
Dioscorea sagittata Poir. [excluded] Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea sagittata Poir. [excluded] su Google
Views: 268.349

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Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax su Google
Views: 272.885

Forb/herb, Vine - Perennial

Zanzibar yam
Dioscorea spiculiflora Hemsl. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea spiculiflora Hemsl. su Google
Views: 244.38

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yam
Dioscorea trifida L. f. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea trifida L. f. su Google
Views: 266.243

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

Indian yam
Dioscorea villosa L. Ricerca immagini di Dioscorea villosa L. su Google
Views: 504.078

Vine, Forb/herb - Perennial

wild yam

Synonyms:
= Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett
= Dioscorea villosa L. var. hirticaulis (Bartlett) H.E. Ahles
Dioscorea villosa - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 535.

More genera: Dioscoreophyllum Diospyros Diphylleia Diphysa Diphyscium Diplacus Diplasiolejeunea Diplazium Diploicia Diplophyllum Diplopterygium Diploschistes



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