| English | cush-cush | | | 1 | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| English | cush-cush yam | | | 1 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| English (Jamaica) | yampee | | | 2 | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| French | couche-couche | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | cousse-couche | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| German | Kusch-kusch | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| German | Kuschkusch-Yamswurzel | | | 2 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage |
| Portuguese | cará-doce | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cará | | | 2 | Beyerlein, P. & H. S. Pereira. 2018. Morphological diversity and identification key for landraces of the Amerindian yam in central Amazon. Pesq. Agropecu. Brasil. 53:405-418. DOI: 10.1590/S0100-204X2018000400002. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cará branco | | | 2 | Nascimento, W. F. et al. 2015. Distribution, management and diversity of the endangered Amerindian yam (Dioscorea trifida L.). Brazil. J. Biol. 75:104-113. DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.08313. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | cará roxo | | | 2 | Nascimento, W. F. et al. 2015. Distribution, management and diversity of the endangered Amerindian yam (Dioscorea trifida L.). Brazil. J. Biol. 75:104-113. DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.08313. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | inhame | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Spanish | mapuey | | | 2 | Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505 |
| Spanish | ñame | | | 2 | Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 7:1-92. |
| Spanish | ñame de la India | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish (Colombia) | tabena | | | 2 | Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 7:1-92. |
| Spanish (Peru) | sacha papa | | | 2 | Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1992. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 7:1-92. |