batata de China vs tabena

Dioscorea esculenta compared with Dioscorea alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	batata de China	tabena
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 esculenta	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

batata de China

NE — Not Evaluated

tabena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	batata de China	tabena
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

batata de China

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

tabena

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

batata de China

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles