inhame-bravo vs cará-de-árvore

Dioscorea dumetorum compared with Dioscorea bulbifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank inhame-bravo cará-de-árvore
Kingdom same Plantae (plantas) Plantae (plantas)
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 dumetorum Dioscorea bulbifera

Evolutionary Relationship

inhame-bravo and cará-de-árvore share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

inhame-bravo

NE — Not Evaluated

cará-de-árvore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute inhame-bravo cará-de-árvore
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

inhame-bravo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

cará-de-árvore

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).

inhame-bravo

The African bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Guinea.

cará-de-árvore

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 1 countries:

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