Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea dodecaneura Vell.

Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea

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Common names

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Chinese: 变色薯蓣

Synonyms

Dioscorea bangii R.Knuth
Dioscorea discolor Kunth
Dioscorea dodecandra Steud.
Dioscorea dodecaneura var. maronensis Uline ex R.Knuth
Dioscorea dodecaneura var. villosa R.Knuth
Dioscorea hebantha Mart. ex Griseb.
Dioscorea huallagensis R.Knuth
Dioscorea illustrata W.Bull
Dioscorea kita Queva
Dioscorea racemosa Rusby
Dioscorea speciosa Van Geert
Dioscorea vittata W.Bull ex Baker

Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Osorio Augusto Da Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Susana Salado, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: buenojr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.