Bush yam vs batata de China

Dioscorea praehensilis compared with Dioscorea esculenta

Key Differences

• Bush yam is Least Concern while batata de China is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush yam	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 praehensilis	Dioscorea esculenta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bush yam and batata de China share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

Bush yam

LC — Least Concern

batata de China

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush yam	batata de China
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush yam

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.

Bush yam

The Bush yam (Dioscorea praehensilis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

batata de China

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