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| Accepted Name | Source |
|---|---|
| Dioscorea alata |
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| Published in:Sp. Pl.: 1033 (1753) | |
| Synonym | Source |
|---|---|
| Rajania flexuosa synonym |
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| Polynome alata synonym |
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| Published in:Gen. Pl.: 12 (1866) | |
| Elephantodon eburnea synonym |
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| Published in:Gen. Pl.: 12 (1866) | |
| Dioscorea vulgaris synonym |
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| Published in:Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 572 (1857) | |
| Dioscorea sapinii synonym |
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| Dioscorea sapinii synonym |
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| Published in:Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 3: 368 (1912) | |
| Dioscorea rubella synonym |
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| Published in:Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 798 (1832) | |
| Dioscorea purpurea synonym |
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| Published in:Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 799 (1832) | |
| Dioscorea javanica synonym |
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| Published in:Mém. Soc. Natl. Sci. Agric. Arts Lille, sér. 4, 20: 372 (1894) | |
| Dioscorea globosa synonym |
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| Published in:Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 797 (1832) | |
| Dioscorea eburnea synonym |
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| Published in:Fl. Cochinch., ed. 2: 767 (1793) | |
| Dioscorea eburina synonym |
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| Published in:Fl. Cochinch.: 625 (1790) | |
| Dioscorea colocasiifolia synonym |
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| Published in:Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 145 (1892) | |
| Dioscorea atropurpurea synonym |
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| Published in:Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 3: 800 (1832) | |
| Dioscorea alata var. vera synonym |
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| Published in:J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 39 (1914) | |
| Dioscorea alata var. tarri synonym |
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| Published in:J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 39 (1914) | |
| Dioscorea alata var. purpurea synonym |
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| Published in:Bull. Écon. Indochine 8: 117 (1950) | |
| Dioscorea alata var. globosa synonym |
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| Published in:Bengal Pl. 2: 1067 (1903) | |
| Dioscorea alata subsp. vera synonym |
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| Dioscorea alata subsp. tarri synonym |
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| Dioscorea alata subsp. purpurea synonym |
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| Dioscorea alata subsp. globosa synonym |
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| Dioscorea aculeata synonym |
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| Common names | Source |
|---|---|
| Greater Yam |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
| Greater Yams |
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| Published in:Checklist Dutch Caribbean Species Register | |
| Guyana Arrowroot |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
| Ten-Months Yam |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
| Water Yam United States |
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| Published in:Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - United States (Contiguous) (ver.2.0, 2022) | |
| Water Yam |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
| Water Yam |
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| Published in:Checklist Dutch Caribbean Species Register | |
| White Yam |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
| Winged Yam |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
| Yam |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
| Yams |
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| Published in:Checklist Dutch Caribbean Species Register | |
| Storjams |
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| Published in:GRIN Taxonomy | |
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Liliopsida
- order
- Dioscoreales
- family
- Dioscoreaceae
- genus
- Dioscorea
- species
- Dioscorea alata
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