EPPO Global Database

Dioscorea hispida(DIUHI)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: DIUHI
  • Preferred name: Dioscorea hispida
  • Authority: Dennstedt

Notes

Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland). A highly toxic yam, only used as a famine food after prolonged soaking in water


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Dioscorea daemona Roxburgh

Common names
Name Language
Asiatic bitter yam English
intoxicating yam English
inhame-dos-tintureiros Portuguese
bái shǔ làng Chinese
白薯莨 Chinese
gadung Indonesian