Dioscorea stemonoides Prain & Burkill

A yam. It is a small climbing vine. It is 3 m long. The stems twine to the right. The stems can be spiny near the base. It produces tubers about 7 cm long by 3 cm wide. There can be 4-10 tubers. They have a thin papery skin. It also sometimes produces bulbils along the stem. This occurs when the stems touch the ground. The leaves are small and broadly oval. They are simple and opposite. They can be 3-6 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are heart shaped at the base and taper to the tip.

It is a tropical plant. It occurs at about 400 m above sea level in Thailand.