Chinese yam vs Elephant's Foot Yam

Dioscorea esculenta compared with Dioscorea elephantipes

Key Differences

• Chinese yam is Not Evaluated while Elephant's Foot Yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese yam	Elephant's Foot Yam
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 esculenta	Dioscorea elephantipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese yam and Elephant's Foot Yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

Chinese yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Elephant's Foot Yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese yam	Elephant's Foot Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese yam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

Elephant's Foot Yam

Habitat

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

Chinese yam

The Chinese Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.