Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea alata L.
Dioscorea alata L.
Dioscorea alata L., commonly called purple yam or ube, is a widely cultivated staple yam originating from Asian and Oceanian tropics.
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Dioscorea bulbifera (air potato) is a fast-growing invasive perennial vine with edible and toxic cultivated and wild varieties.
Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour.
Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour.
Dioscorea cirrhosa is a right-twining dioecious vine native to East and Southeast Asia, historically harvested as a dye source.
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin
Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin
Dioscorea communis, or black bryony, is a poisonous climbing herb, native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese yam) is an edible yam cultivated for food and used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. is a variable, widespread yam with a flattened caudex and creeping foliage that grows up to 4m or taller.
Dioscorea transversa R.Br.
Dioscorea transversa R.Br.
Dioscorea transversa, the pencil yam, is an Australian yam vine with edible tubers that were a traditional staple food for Aboriginal people.
Dioscorea villosa L.
Dioscorea villosa L.
Dioscorea villosa L. is a plant with traditional medicinal uses, but modern research shows no confirmed human benefits.
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Tacca leontopetaloides (Polynesian arrowroot) is an ancient Austronesian root crop cultivated for starch, with traditional food and medicinal uses.
Tacca integrifolia Ker Gawl.
Tacca integrifolia Ker Gawl.
Tacca integrifolia, the white batflower, is a rainforest understory herb used for cigarette wrappers in the Malay Peninsula.
Tacca chantrieri André
Tacca chantrieri André
Tacca chantrieri, the bat flower, is a distinctive Southeast Asian plant with unusual dark flowers grown ornamentally and used for medicine.
Tacca palmata Blume
Tacca palmata Blume
Tacca palmata Blume is a Dioscoreaceae plant native to multiple Southeast Asian and Papuan regions, first described in 1827 by Blume.
Tacca cristata Jack
Tacca cristata Jack
Tacca integrifolia is a herbaceous batflower that grows in rainforest understories, with possible fly pollination and mammal seed dispersal, and its leaves are used for cigarette wrappers in the Malay Peninsula.
Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
Dioscorea pentaphylla, or fiveleaf yam, is a cultivated edible yam species native to Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.
Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.
Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.
Dioscorea mexicana is a caudiciform yam from Mexico to Panama, a historic source of diosgenin for hormone synthesis.
Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax
Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax
Dioscorea sansibarensis, the Zanzibar yam, is a toxic African-origin yam species with large vines and leaves.
Dioscorea hispida Dennst.
Dioscorea hispida Dennst.
Dioscorea hispida is an Asian poisonous yam that is edible after processing and used in traditional herbal medicine.
Dioscorea japonica Thunb.
Dioscorea japonica Thunb.
Dioscorea japonica Thunb. is an edible yam native to East Asia and the Himalayas, widely used in Japanese cuisine.
Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz
Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz
Dioscorea dregeana is a native tuberous perennial from eastern South Africa and Eswatini with annual slightly thorny stems.
Dioscorea hastifolia Nees
Dioscorea hastifolia Nees
Dioscorea hastifolia, the adjigo yam, is an edible tuberous climbing vine native to Southwest Australia, traditionally used by Aboriginal Australians.
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.
Dioscorea elephantipes, also called elephant's foot, is a deciduous South African climber widely grown in cultivation.
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