Dioscorea pentaphylla(DIUPE)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: DIUPE
- Preferred name: Dioscorea pentaphylla
- Authority: Linnaeus
Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland). Cultivated to a limited extent as a tuber crop
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| buck yam | English |
| five-leaved yam | English |
| sand yam | English |
| grabosa | Portuguese |
| wǔ yè shǔ yù | Chinese |
| 五叶薯蓣 | 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 pentaphylla (
DIUPE )