pousse en l'air vs igname des blancs

Dioscorea bulbifera compared with Dioscorea esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pousse en l'air	igname des blancs
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 esculenta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

pousse en l'air

NE — Not Evaluated

igname des blancs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pousse en l'air	igname des blancs
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 des blancs

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

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 des blancs

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles