ñame de tres hojas vs batata de China

Dioscorea dumetorum compared with Dioscorea esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ñame de tres hojas	batata de China
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 esculenta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

ñame de tres hojas

NE — Not Evaluated

batata de China

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ñame de tres hojas	batata de China
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.

batata de China

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

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.

batata de China

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