Air yam vs Chinaroot

Dioscorea bulbifera compared with Dioscorea villosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Air yam	Chinaroot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea bulbifera	Dioscorea villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Air yam and Chinaroot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

Air yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Air yam	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Air yam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Air yam

The Air yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States