Dioscorea amazonum

{{Short description|Species of herbaceous vine}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Dioscorea

| species = amazonum

| authority = Mart. ex Griseb.

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Dioscorea amazonum is a flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae.{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/36CC8 |title= Dioscorea amazonum Mart. ex Griseb. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=May 30, 2024}} It is a herbaceous vine that is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324013-2 |title=Dioscorea amazonum |website= Plants of the World Online |publisher= Kew Science |access-date= July 8, 2018}} Specimens have been collected from forested areas next to roads and rivers.{{cite web |website= Kew Royal Botanical Gardens |access-date= July 8, 2018 |title= Specimen K001150021 |url= http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001150021}}{{cite web |website= Kew Royal Botanical Gardens |access-date= July 8, 2018 |title= Specimen K001150525|url= http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K001150525}}