Dioscorea baya De Wild.
var. baya

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Status: Native
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FZ divisions: W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw
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Literature:

Wilkin, P. (2009). Dioscoreaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 117 - 118.


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dioscorea baya
African Plant Database: Dioscorea baya
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dioscorea baya
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dioscorea baya
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dioscorea baya
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iNaturalist: Dioscorea baya
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dioscorea baya
JSTOR Plant Science: Dioscorea baya
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dioscorea baya
Plants of the World Online: Dioscorea baya
Tropicos: Dioscorea baya
Wikipedia: Dioscorea baya


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Dioscorea baya var. baya.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=212170, retrieved 5 December 2025

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