Dioscorea esculenta(DIUES)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: DIUES
- Preferred name: Dioscorea esculenta
- Authority: (Loureiro) Burkill
Himalayas, Bangladesh, northeast India, Indochina, Malesia New Guinea. Cultivated as a minor tuber crop, mainly in tropical Asia. Introduced in peninsular India, China (including Taiwan), West Africa, Madagascar, Caribbean
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Dioscorea aculeata | Linnaeus |
| Dioscorea fasciculata | Roxburgh |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| fancy yam | English |
| lesser yam | English |
| potato yam | English |
| asiatischer Yam | German |
| igname comestible | French |
| name asiatico | Spanish |
| name papa | Spanish |
| batata-de-goa | Portuguese |
| inhame-de-são-tomé | Portuguese |
| gān shǔ | Chinese |
| 甘薯 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal monocotyledons (
1MOND )
Order
Dioscoreales (
1DIOO )
Family
Dioscoreaceae (
1DIOF )
Genus
Dioscorea (
1DIUG )
Species
Dioscorea esculenta (
DIUES )