Dioscorea amaranthoides is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.[1] One specimen was found in the vicinity of Machu Picchu, Peru in a forested area near water.[2]
Dioscorea amaranthoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. amaranthoides
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Binomial name | |
Dioscorea amaranthoides C.Presl
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