Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea mexicana
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- ديسقوريا مكسيكية, الديسقوريا المكسيكية
- Chinese
- 墨西哥龟甲龙
- Filipino
- Mexican yam
Synonyms
- Dioscorea anconensis R.Knuth
- Dioscorea astrostigma Uline
- Dioscorea bilbergiana Kunth
- Dioscorea deamii Matuda
- Dioscorea deppei Schiede ex Schltdl.
- Dioscorea leiboldiana Kunth
- Dioscorea macrophylla M.Martens & Galeotti
- Dioscorea macrostachya Benth.
- Dioscorea macrostachya var. sessiliflora Uline
- Dioscorea mexicana var. sessiliflora (Uline) Matuda
- Dioscorea propinqua Hemsl.
- Dioscorea tuerckheimii R.Knuth
- Testudinaria cocolmeca Procop.
- Testudinaria macrostachya (Benth.) G.D.Rowley
Photos
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More in Dioscorea
- Dioscorea communisDioscoreaceae
- 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
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.