Dioscorea amazonum

Dioscorea amazonum is a flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae.^[1] It is a herbaceous vine that is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.^[2] Specimens have been collected from forested areas next to roads and rivers.^[3][4]

Dioscorea amazonum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. amazonum
Binomial name
Dioscorea amazonum Mart. ex Griseb.