Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea communis
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Common names
By language (39)
- Arabic
- خيرون شائع, اصل الكرمة السوداء, الكرم البري
- Armenian
- Կույսարմատ սովորական
- arz
- خيرون شائع
- Asturian
- Afogón
- Azerbaijani
- Adi dioskoreya
- Basque
- Apo-mahats, Apomahats
- Bosnian
- Bljušt
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена диоскорея, Брей, Обикновен брей
- Catalan
- Gatmaimó
- Chinese
- 黑薯蓣
- Croatian
- Bljušt, Kuka
- Dutch
- Spekwortel
- Finnish
- Euroopanjamssi, Euroopankiiltoköynnös, Euroopantamus
- French
- Herbe à la femme battue, Raisin du Diable, Reponchon, Repountchou, Respounchous, Tamier, Tamier commun
- Galician
- Norza moura, Nouza, Noza, Saltasebes, Uvas de can, Uvas de cobra, Valdeba
- Georgian
- Ძაღლის სატაცური, Მიხელტა
- German
- Gemeine Schmerwurz, Gewöhnliche Schmerwurz, Schmerwurz
- Greek
- Διοσκορέα η κοινή, Αβρωνιά, Βρυωνία η κοινή, Αβρωνιές, Οβρυές
- Hebrew
- טמוס מצוי
- Hindi
- तामस एडुलिस
- hsb
- Wšědna tučnokorjenjawka
- Hungarian
- Pirítógyökér, Felfutó pirítógyökér
- Irish
- Crotharnach, Unach dhubh, Uranach dhubh
- kab
- Aẓberbur n wuccen
- kw
- Greun an Jowl
- Latvian
- Parastais tamus
- Macedonian
- Блужд
- mzn
- ککی مار
- Occitan
- Reponchon
- Persian
- دیوسکرئا کمونیس
- Portuguese
- Uva-de-cão
- Romanian
- Untul pământului, Untul pamantului
- Serbian
- Bljušt, Бљушт, Бљужд, Бљушћ
- Serbian (Latin)
- Bljušt, Bljušć, Bljužd, Zmijino grožđe
- Slovenian
- Navadni bljušč
- Spanish
- Brionia negra, Esparrago bravio, Esparrago de sepia, Esparragos chirrinantes, Esparragos de bicha, Esparragos de lupia, Esparragos de yedros, Esparragos hileros
- Ukrainian
- Тамус звичайний
- vec
- Tanoni
- Welsh
- Cwlwm y coed
Synonyms
- Dioscorea canariensis Webb & Berthel.
- Smilax rubra Willd.
- Tamus baccifera St.-Lag.
- Tamus canariensis Willd. ex Kunth
- Tamus cirrhosa Hausskn. ex Bornm.
- Tamus communis L.
- Tamus communis f. subtriloba (Guss.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Tamus communis subsp. cretica (L.) Kit Tan
- Tamus communis subsp. cretica (L.) Nyman
- Tamus communis var. cretica (L.) Boiss.
- Tamus communis var. smilacifolia (Jullien ex Boreau) Rouy
- Tamus communis var. subtriloba Guss.
- Tamus communis var. triloba Simonk.
- Tamus cordifolia Stokes
- Tamus cretica L.
- Tamus edulis Lowe
- Tamus norsa Lowe
- Tamus parviflora Kunth
- Tamus racemosa Gouan
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pedroso Rui, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: JOSEANTONA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Monteiro Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
More in Dioscorea
- Water yamDioscorea alataDioscoreaceae
- Air yamDioscorea bulbiferaDioscoreaceae
- Chinese yamDioscorea polystachyaDioscoreaceae
- Lesser yamDioscorea esculentaDioscoreaceae
- Chinese yamDioscorea oppositifoliaDioscoreaceae
- Japanese yamDioscorea japonicaDioscoreaceae
- Fiveleaf yamDioscorea pentaphyllaDioscoreaceae
- Wild yamDioscorea villosaDioscoreaceae
- YamDioscorea hispidaDioscoreaceae
- Elephant's foot yamDioscorea elephantipesDioscoreaceae
- Yellow guinea yamDioscorea cayennensisDioscoreaceae
- Indian yamDioscorea trifidaDioscoreaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.