cará-de-árvore vs inhame-de-São

Dioscorea bulbifera compared with Dioscorea esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cará-de-árvore	inhame-de-São
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 bulbifera	Dioscorea esculenta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

cará-de-árvore

NE — Not Evaluated

inhame-de-São

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cará-de-árvore	inhame-de-São
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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-de-São

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

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.

inhame-de-São

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇨 Seychelles