Dioscoreaceae
Zanzibar yam
Dioscorea sansibarensis
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- ديسقوريا زنجبارية, يام زنجباري
- Chinese
- 非洲薯蓣, 非洲薯蕷, 垂穗薯蓣
- dag
- Luŋkuŋmaaŋa
- English
- Zanzibar yam
- Malay
- Ubi kentang angin
Synonyms
- Dioscorea macabiha Jum. & H.Perrier
- Dioscorea macroura Harms
- Dioscorea toxicaria Bojer
- Dioscorea welwitschii Rendle
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Römert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.