igname sauvage vs pousse en l'air

Dioscorea dumetorum compared with Dioscorea bulbifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank igname sauvage pousse en l'air
Kingdom same Plantae (plante) Plantae (plante)
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

igname sauvage and pousse en l'air share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

igname sauvage

NE — Not Evaluated

pousse en l'air

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute igname sauvage pousse en l'air
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

igname sauvage

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

pousse en l'air

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).

igname sauvage

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.

pousse en l'air

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:

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