Dioscorea sericea

Dioscorea sericea (common names: wild yam, colic-root, rheumatism-root)^[2] is a type of climbing tuberous geophyte in the family Dioscoreaceae.^[3] It is native to Colombia and Peru.^[1]

Dioscorea sericea
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. sericea
Binomial name
Dioscorea sericea R.Kunth