Dioscorea acanthogene

{{Short description|Species of herbaceous vine}}

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Dioscorea acanthogene is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea; it is native to Bolivia, west-central Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru.{{cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:80658-2|title=Dioscorea acanthogene Rusby - Plants of the World Online - Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online}}

A specimen collected in Bolivia in 2002 was obtained from a scrubby roadside in a dry, sparsely forested area.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001150262|title=HerbWeb - Image Page|website=apps.kew.org}}