Dioscorea floribunda

Dioscorea floribunda, the medicinal yam or mule's-hoof, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae.^[2] It is found from central Mexico to northern Central America.^[1] It is grown commercially for its diosgenin content.^[3][4]

Dioscorea floribunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. floribunda
Binomial name
Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti
Synonyms[1]
Dioscorea barclayi R.Knuth