''Dioscorea amaranthoides'' is a herbaceous vine in the genus '' Dioscorea''. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru. One specimen was found in the vicinity of Machu Picchu, Peru in a forested area near water.http://img.brit.org/fcgi-bin/iipsrv.fcgi?FIF=images.aabp/collections/atupayachi_005249_01.jp2&obj=IIP,1.0&hei=1000&cvt=jpeg

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