igname des blancs vs grande igname

Dioscorea esculenta compared with Dioscorea alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	igname des blancs	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 esculenta	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

igname des blancs and grande igname share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

igname des blancs

NE — Not Evaluated

grande igname

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	igname des blancs	grande igname
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

igname des blancs

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

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).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles