Dioscoreaceae
Bitter yam
Dioscorea dumetorum
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Dioscorea dumetorumDioscoreaceae
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 杜氏薯蓣
- English
- Bitter yam
- French
- Igname amère
- Hausa
- Gursami
- Malay
- Gadung lilin, Gadung mabuk, Sulur gadung
Synonyms
- Dioscorea buchholziana Engl.
- Dioscorea triphylla Schimp. ex Kunth
- Dioscorea triphylla G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich.
- Dioscorea triphylla var. abyssinica R.Knuth
- Dioscorea triphylla var. dumetorum (Kunth) R.Knuth
- Dioscorea triphylla var. rotundata R.Knuth
- Dioscorea triphylla var. tomentosa Rendle
- Helmia dumetorum Kunth
More in Dioscorea
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- 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
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.