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Dioscorea macrostachya Benth.
Elephant’s foot
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Dioscoreales | |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae | |
| Genus | Dioscorea | |
| Species | macrostachya | From 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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4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 19 × 15" (47 × 38 cm) 
4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 25 × 17" (64 × 43 cm)
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