Dioscoreaceae
Fanleaf yam
Dioscorea flabellifolia
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Dioscorea flabellifoliaDioscoreaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 蘭嶼薯蕷
- English
- Fanleaf yam
Synonyms
- Dioscorea bullata Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea ledermannii R.Knuth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
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- Wild yamDioscorea villosaDioscoreaceae
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.