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Dioscorea is a
genus of over 600
species of
flowering plants in the
family Dioscoreaceae,
native throughout the
tropical and warm
temperate regions of...
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Dioscorea alata, also
known as
purple yam, ube (/ˈubɛ/, /ˈubeɪ/), or
greater yam,
among many
other names, is a
species of yam (a tuber). The
tubers are...
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Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly
known as the air potato, air yam,
bitter yam, ch****y yam,
potato yam,
aerial yam, and
parsnip yam) is a
species of true...
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three different continents:
Africa (
Dioscorea rotundata), Asia (
Dioscorea alata), and the
Americas (
Dioscorea trifida). The name "yam"
appears to derive...
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Dioscorea polystachya or
Chinese yam (simplified Chinese: 山药;
traditional Chinese: 山藥), also
called cinnamon-vine, is a
species of
flowering plant in...
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Dioscorea communis or
Tamus communis is a
species of
flowering plant in the yam
family Dioscoreaceae and is
commonly known as
black bryony, lady's-seal...
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Dioscorea villosa is a
species of
twining tuberous vine
which is
native to
eastern North America. It is
commonly known as wild yam,
colic root, rheumatism...
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Dioscorea ****onica,
known as East
Asian mountain yam, yamaimo, or ****anese
mountain yam, is a type of yam (
Dioscorea)
native to ****an (including Ryukyu...
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Dioscorea trifida is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Dioscoreaceae. It is a
species of yam (genus
Dioscorea). It is
native to the Caribbean...
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Dioscorea hamiltonii is a
species of
Dioscorea native to
southern China, Taiwan,
northern Indochina (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar) and the
Himalayas (Nepal...
