Chinese Yam

(Dioscorea oppositifolia)

Description

For the more widely cultivated yam often misidentified as D. opposita or D. oppositifolia, see Chinese yam. Dioscorea oppositifolia is a type of yam (Dioscorea) native to Myanmar (Burma) and to the Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh)

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Dioscoreales

Family:Dioscoreaceae

Genus:Dioscorea

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