Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Dioscoreales (13)
Family: Dioscoreaceae (13)(family description)
Genus: Dioscorea (11)
Epithet: glabra Roxb. (7)
Synonyms: Dioscorea hongkongensis Uline ex R.Knuth, Dioscorea nummularia Roxb., Dioscorea siamensis R.Knuth
glabra => without hair, smooth, bald, bare
hongkongensis => of or from Hong Kong
nummularia => round and flat, like a coin
siamensis => of Siam