Dioscorea polystachya

Turczaninow

Cinnamon Vine

GNRUnranked Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.939200
Element CodePMDIO010W0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
Synonyms
Dioscorea batatasDcne.
Other Common Names
Chinese Yam (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
According to FNA (vol. 26, 2002) and Weakley (Nov. 2012 draft), the name Dioscorea oppositifolia has been misapplied to this species in North America.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
TennesseeSNANo
MissouriSNANo
OhioSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
MississippiSNANo
New YorkSNANo
MarylandSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
New JerseySNANo
ArkansasSNANo
IndianaSNANo
DelawareSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
KentuckySNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
VermontSNANo
FloridaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (17)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Georgia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (7)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. Weakley, A. S. 2012. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft of 30 November 2012. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Online. Available: http://herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm (Accessed 2012).