attoto yam vs Chinaroot

Dioscorea cayenensis compared with Dioscorea villosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	attoto 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 cayenensis	Dioscorea villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

attoto yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

attoto yam

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Panama), and South America (5 countries).

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

attoto yam

The Attoto yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Chinaroot

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