Vascular Plant Database Family Results
Vascular Plant Herbarium
Vascular Plant Database Family Results
Category: Monocots
Family Name: Dioscoreaceae
SPECIES
- Dioscorea polystachya
*
Turcz.
Common Name: Chinese yam
Synonyms:
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• Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
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• Dioscorea batatas Dcne.
- Dioscorea villosa
L.
NWI R2 TN: Facultative
Common Name: wild yam
Synonyms:
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• Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.
*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
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