ñame de tres hojas vs papa voladora

Dioscorea dumetorum compared with Dioscorea bulbifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ñame de tres hojas	papa voladora
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 dumetorum	Dioscorea bulbifera

Evolutionary Relationship

ñame de tres hojas and papa voladora share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

ñame de tres hojas

NE — Not Evaluated

papa voladora

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ñame de tres hojas	papa voladora
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ñame de tres hojas

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

papa voladora

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).

ñame de tres hojas

The African bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Guinea.

papa voladora

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇬🇳 Guinea