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Yam family
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Yam family

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscoreaceae /daɪɒˌskɔːriˈeɪsiː/ is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of Dioscorea).

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7 branches of this family, most-observed first

Cinnamon vines

genusDioscorea

Bat Flowers

genusTacca

Trichopus

genusTrichopus

Dioscorea irodensis

speciesDioscorea irodensis

Dioscorea hombuka

speciesDioscorea hombuka

Dioscorea kimiae

speciesDioscorea kimiae

Stenomeris

genusStenomeris

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71501.