igname vs Mountain yam

Dioscorea polystachya compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• igname is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	igname	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

igname and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

igname

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	igname	Mountain 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.

Mountain 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.