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Dioscorea polystachya

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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

Province	Rank	Native
Tennessee	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (17)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Ouachita National Forest	9,755

Georgia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boggs Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	2,073
Cedar Mountain	Chattahoochee National Forest	1,083
Joe Gap	Chattahoochee National Forest	5,321

Kentucky (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wolfpen	Daniel Boone National Forest	2,835

North Carolina (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cheoah Bald	Nantahala National Forest	7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	3,336
Harper Creek	Pisgah National Forest	7,325
Lost Cove	Pisgah National Forest	5,944
Snowbird	Nantahala National Forest	8,489
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588
Wilson Creek	Pisgah National Forest	4,863

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sampson Mountain Addition	Cherokee National Forest	3,064

Virginia (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Adams Peak	George Washington National Forest	7,135
Beaver Dam Creek	Jefferson National Forest	1,135
New London Bridge Branch	Jefferson National Forest	844
North Fork Pound	Jefferson National Forest	4,757

References (2)

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.
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).