Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 795. 1806.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Bitter jessie (Jamaica), Gunda (Puerto Rico), Hicamo (Puerto Rico), Igname grand bois (L. Antilles), Igname marron (L. Antilles), Igname sauvage (L. Antilles), Igname-bois (L. Antilles), Matagallina (Puerto Rico), Ñambriz (Dominican Republic), Ñame matagallina (Dominican Republic), Wild Yam (Jamaica), Yam chat (Haiti), Yam pule (L. Antilles), Yami marron (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Dioscorea alata sensu Bello, non L. (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 123. 1883.), Dioscorea kegeliana Griseb. (Linnaea 21: 279. 1848.), Dioscorea multiflora C. Presl (Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 546. 1845.),
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