Dioscorea abysmophila

{{Short description|Species of herbaceous vine}}

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|genus = Dioscorea

|species = abysmophila

|authority = Maguire & Steyerm.

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Dioscorea abysmophila is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea. It is native to Venezuela, with the type locality listed as "Estado do Amazonas, São Gabriel, Rio Negro."{{cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:275900-2#other-data|title=Dioscorea abysmophila Maguire & Steyerm. - Plants of the World Online - Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online}} A note included with the type specimen, collected in 1945, indicates that the specimen was collected from rocky terrain on a high mountain range.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001150180|title=HerbWeb - Image Page|website=apps.kew.org}}

Another specimen, collected in 2000, is listed as being collected from the forested northern slope of a coastal mountain range near the headwaters of the Temerla river.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001150261|title=HerbWeb - Image Page|website=apps.kew.org}}