ñame de tres hojas vs Mountain yam

Dioscorea dumetorum compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• ñame de tres hojas is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ñame de tres hojas	Mountain yam
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 hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

ñame de tres hojas

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ñame de tres hojas	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.