Dioscoreaceae
Mata gallina
Dioscorea polygonoides
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Dioscorea polygonoidesDioscoreaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mata gallina
Synonyms
- Dioscorea altissima Sieber ex C.Presl
- Dioscorea caracasana Kunth
- Dioscorea kegeliana Griseb.
- Dioscorea lutea G.Mey.
- Dioscorea martinicensis Spreng.
- Dioscorea multiflora C.Presl
- Dioscorea piperifolia Griseb.
- Dioscorea piperifolia Klotzsch ex Kunth
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. aperta R.Knuth
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. martinicensis (Spreng.) R.Knuth
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. scorpioidea Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea polygonoides var. sieberi (Kunth) Uline
- Dioscorea sieberi Kunth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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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.