Dioscoreaceae
Indian yam
Dioscorea trifida
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- ديسقوريا ثلاثية الأقسام
- Chinese
- 美洲糯薯蓣, 萨渣粑粑
- English
- Indian yam, Cush-cush, Inhame, Mapuey, Sacha papa, Tabena, Yampee, Ñame
- French
- Igname cousse-couche
- Spanish
- Mapuey
Synonyms
- Dioscorea affinis Kunth
- Dioscorea angustifolia Rusby
- Dioscorea articulata Steud.
- Dioscorea brasiliensis Willd.
- Dioscorea goyazensis Griseb.
- Dioscorea palmata Juss. ex Pers.
- Dioscorea quinquelobata Vell.
- Dioscorea ruiziana Klotzsch ex Kunth
- Dioscorea triloba Lam.
- Dioscorea triloba Willd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Mvh57, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:Mvh57, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wil540 art, CC BY 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.