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Dioscorea (yam) with Attributes

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Wikipedia Abstract

Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It is named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides.
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Species

Dioscorea alata (water yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea bulbifera (air yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea communis (Black bryony) (Attributes)
Dioscorea cyanisticta (Attributes)
Dioscorea deltoidea (Yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea dumetorum (bitter yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea esculenta (lesser yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea fendleri (Attributes)
Dioscorea floridana (Florida yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea hispida (intoxicating yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea japonica (Japanese yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea kamoonensis (Attributes)
Dioscorea laurifolia (Attributes)
Dioscorea multiflora (Attributes)
Dioscorea oppositifolia (Chinese yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea pentaphylla (fiveleaf yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea pilosiuscula (bulbous yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea pyrifolia (Attributes)
Dioscorea racemosa (Attributes)
Dioscorea sansibarensis (Zanzibar yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea scorpioidea (himber) (Attributes)
Dioscorea strydomiana (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Dioscorea sumatrana (Attributes)
Dioscorea tokoro (Attributes)
Dioscorea transversa (Pencil yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea trifida (Indian yam) (Attributes)
Dioscorea villosa (wild yam) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0