inhame-de-São vs batata-chinesa

Dioscorea esculenta compared with Dioscorea polystachya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	inhame-de-São	batata-chinesa
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 esculenta	Dioscorea polystachya

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

inhame-de-São

NE — Not Evaluated

batata-chinesa

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	inhame-de-São	batata-chinesa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

inhame-de-São

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

batata-chinesa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

inhame-de-São

The Chinese Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

batata-chinesa

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