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Botanical Family · Dioscoreales

Dioscoreaceae

Yam Family

7 speciesOrder Dioscoreales6+ well-known plants

The Dioscoreaceae family (Yam Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Dioscoreales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 7 species. Its members are predominantly climbers. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Greater yam, Arrowleaf Yam and Potato yam.

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Representative DIOSCOREACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Dioscoreaceae

Notable members

Greater Yam, Asiatic Yam, Yam, Water Yam, White YamDioscorea alataArrowleaf YamDioscorea belophyllaPotato Yam, Air Potato, Bulb Bearing YamDioscorea bulbiferaAsiatic Bitter Yam, Intoxicating YamDioscorea hispidaIndian YamDioscorea oppositifoliaFiji Yam, Kawan YamDioscorea pentaphylla

All 7 species in DIOSCOREACEAE

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