Air potato
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Introduced by people
Names
| English | Air potato |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Papa cimarrona |
| Chinese | 黄独 |
| Scientific name | Dioscorea bulbifera L. |
About this species
Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, aerial yam, and parsnip yam) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It is widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many regions.
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黄独（学名：Dioscorea bulbifera）为薯蓣科薯蓣属的植物。别名黄药、黄药子。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Dioscoreales |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus | Dioscorea |
In Suriname
8Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1900First record
2023Latest record
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
