Dioscoreaceae
Yam
Dioscorea nummularia
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Dioscorea nummulariaDioscoreaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Yam
- Malay
- Ubi upas
Synonyms
- Dioscorea angulata R.Knuth
- Dioscorea glaucoidea R.Knuth
- Dioscorea lufensis R.Knuth
- Dioscorea nummularia var. lata R.Knuth
- Dioscorea palauensis R.Knuth
- Dioscorea palopoensis R.Knuth
- Dioscorea pirita Nadeaud
- Dioscorea raymundii R.Knuth
- Dioscorea seemannii Prain & Burkill
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.