Dioscorea oppositifolia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dioscorea oppositifolia
Scientific classification
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	oppositifolia
Synonyms
Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill

Dioscorea oppositifolia is a type of yam (Dioscorea) native to Myanmar (Burma) and to the Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh).

Taxonomy

The plant previously called D. opposita is now considered to be the same species as D. oppositifolia. However Dioscorea polystachya is often incorrectly called Dioscorea opposita as well. Botanical works that point out that error may list, e.g., Dioscorea opposita auct. non Thunb. as a synonym of D. polystachya.

See also

In Spanish: Dioscorea oppositifolia para niños