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Dioscorea orizabensis (Dioscorea orizabensis)

Description

Dioscorea orizabensis is a species of yam in the Dioscoreaceae family. It is native to the Jalisco and Veracruz provinces of Mexico. The plant is a climbing tuberous geophyte which grows in mountain forests.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Dioscoreales

            • Family: Dioscoreaceae

              • Genus: Dioscorea