Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Dioscorea bulbifera
ñame de gunda, papa voladora, aerial yam, air potato, bitter yam
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea
Species
bulbifera
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Dioscorea alata.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1965
Year of introduction: 1940
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Lundh, J.P. (1995) Some additional information and comments on the Annotated Check list of Vascular Plants of the Galapagos Islands by Lawesson, Adsersen and Bentley. Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dioscorea bulbifera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1064. Accessed 16 May 2025.