igname vs Elephant's Foot Yam

Dioscorea polystachya compared with Dioscorea elephantipes

Key Differences

• igname is Not Evaluated while Elephant's Foot Yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	igname	Elephant's Foot Yam
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 polystachya	Dioscorea elephantipes

Evolutionary Relationship

igname and Elephant's Foot Yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

igname

NE — Not Evaluated

Elephant's Foot Yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	igname	Elephant's Foot Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

igname

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

Elephant's Foot Yam

Habitat

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

igname

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