pousse en l'air vs igname

Dioscorea bulbifera compared with Dioscorea polystachya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pousse en l'air	igname
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 bulbifera	Dioscorea polystachya

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

pousse en l'air

NE — Not Evaluated

igname

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

igname

The Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States