Dioscorea cayenensis(DIUCA)
Overview Code created in: 2001-11-02
- EPPO Code: DIUCA
- Preferred name: Dioscorea cayenensis
- Authority: Lamarck
West Africa (Sénégal to Niger, Nigeria, Congo). Cultivated as a tuber crop. Introduced in Africa (Tchad, Ethiopia), Central America, Caribbean, South America (Venezuela, Guyanas, northern and eastern Brazil)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Dioscorea x cayenensis | Lamarck |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Guinea yam | English |
| twelve-months yam | English |
| yellow Guinea yam | English |
| yellow yam | English |
| gelber Yam | German |
| igname jaune | French |
| mapuey morado | Spanish (BO) |
| name amarillo | Spanish |
| name Guinea | Spanish |
| name negro | Spanish (CO) |
| cara-de-Pará | Portuguese (BR) |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal monocotyledons (
1MOND )
Order
Dioscoreales (
1DIOO )
Family
Dioscoreaceae (
1DIOF )
Genus
Dioscorea (
1DIUG )
Species
Dioscorea cayenensis (
DIUCA )