See text Dioscoreaceae (/ˌdaɪəˌskɔːriˈeɪsii/) is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera.

[4] The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of Dioscorea).

The Dioscoreaceae were first described by Brown in 1810 as Dioscoreae,[1][5] and alternatively referred to as Dioscorinae.

For instance when Stenomeridaceae, as Stenomeris was also included in Dioscoreaceae as subfamily Stenomeridoideae together with Avetra, the remaining four genera were grouped in subfamily Dioscoreoideae, the two being distinguished by the presence of bisexual and unisexual flowers respectively.

[6] As of September 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepted four genera in the family:[7] Dioscorea Plum.