Dioscorea acanthogene

Dioscorea acanthogene is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea; it is native to Bolivia, west-central Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru.^[1] A specimen collected in Bolivia in 2002 was obtained from a scrubby roadside in a dry, sparsely forested area.^[2]

Dioscorea acanthogene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. acanthogene
Binomial name
Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby