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Cush-cush yam
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Cush-cush yam

Dioscorea trifida L.f.

Names

EnglishCush-cush yam
Dutch—
SpanishÑame blanco
Chinese委内瑞拉薯蓣
Scientific nameDioscorea trifida L.f.

About this species

Dioscorea trifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a species of yam (genus Dioscorea). It is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. Its many common names include Indian yam, cush-cush, yampi and yampee. It is called mapuey in Venezuela, inhame in Brazil, tabena and ñame in Colombia, sacha papa in Peru, and ñampi in Costa Rica.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea

In Suriname

68Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1838First record
2013Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini17
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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