pousse en l'air vs grande igname

Dioscorea bulbifera compared with Dioscorea alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pousse en l'air	grande 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 alata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

pousse en l'air

NE — Not Evaluated

grande igname

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pousse en l'air	grande 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).

grande igname

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).

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 22 countries:

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇵🇦 Panama 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States