*Dioscorea bulbifera Linnaeus. Section: Enantiophyllum. Common name: Air Yam. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed forests, thickets, and banks. Distribution: Native of Africa and Asia. Reported for Camden County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009).
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FNA26, K4, Meso6, NS, POWO, WH3; = n/a — S, S13. Basionym: Dioscorea bulbifera L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Dioscorea bulbifera - FNA26
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native range: eastern Asia
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