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Dioscorea macrostachya Benth.

Elephant’s foot

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassLiliidaeIncludes lilies, orchids, and many others
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
SpeciesmacrostachyaFrom macro, “large,” and stachys, “an ear of grain,” referring to the spikes of the inflorescence

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Dioscorea macrostachya description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Dioscorea macrostachya (elephant’s foot)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Mary­land

Dioscorea macrostachya (elephant’s foot)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Mary­land