Dioscorea orizabensis

Dioscorea orizabensis is a species of yam in the family Dioscoreaceae.^[2][3] It is native to the Jalisco and Veracruz states of Mexico.^[4] The plant is a climbing tuberous geophyte which grows in mountain forests.^[1]

Dioscorea orizabensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. orizabensis
Binomial name
Dioscorea orizabensis Uline