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Internal ID UUID643ff75ab8bb9529653733
Scientific name Dioscorea esculenta
Authority (Lour.) Burkill
First published in Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 1: 396. 1917

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 19. 1914
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliifolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet Micronesica 20: 135 (1978)
Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 801 (1832)
Dioscorea papillaris Blanco Fl. Filip. : 801 (1837)
Dioscorea papuana Warb. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 13: 273 (1891)
Dioscorea spinosa Roxb. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 6: 291 (1892)
Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 401 (1850)
Dioscorea tugui Blanco Fl. Filip. : 800 (1837)
Oncorhiza esculentus Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 374 (1805)
Oncus esculentus Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 194 (1790)
Dioscorea aculeata var. spinosa (Prain) Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10: 20 1914
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Prain) R.Knuth Pflanzenr. IV, 43: 189 1924
Dioscorea aculeata Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 800 (1832)
Dioscorea esculenta var. fulvido-tomentosa R.Knuth Pflanzenr. , IV, 43: 190 (1924)
Dioscorea fasciculata var. spinosa Prain Bengal Pl. 2: 1066 1903
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) R.Knuth

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Language Common/alternative name
English lesser yam
Arabic ديسقوريا مغذية
Czech smldinec zelný
Hindi सुथनी
Indonesian gembili
Japanese トゲドコロ
jv gembili
Malayalam നനകിഴങ്ങ്
Malay ubi itik
Malay ubi ketopong
Malay ubi torak
pam tugi
Thai มันมือเสือ
Tonga ʻufilei
Vietnamese khoai từ
Vietnamese củ từ
Chinese 甜薯
Chinese 甘薯
Chinese 刺薯蕷

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World Flora Online wfo-0000390601
UNII 2W40IG3W65
USDA Plants DIES2
Tropicos 11000019
INPN 447811
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317946-1
The Plant List kew-240117
Open Tree Of Life 956692
NCBI Taxonomy 323665
IPNI 30332005-2
iNaturalist 475628
GBIF 2755195
Freebase /m/02qdlqs
EPPO DIUES
EOL 1121044
USDA GRIN 14204
Wikipedia Dioscorea_esculenta

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Non-Traditional Starches, Their Properties, and Applications Šárka E, Sinica A, Smrčková P, Sluková M Foods 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10606120
doi:10.3390/foods12203794
PMID:37893687
Potential Implications of Hyperoside on Oxidative Stress-Induced Human Diseases: A Comprehensive Review Wang K, Zhang H, Yuan L, Li X, Cai Y J Inflamm Res 13-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10581022
doi:10.2147/JIR.S418222
PMID:37854313
Molecular and Functional Analysis of Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase Genes Enhancing Salt Tolerance in Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl. Yang L, Dai L, Zhang H, Sun F, Tang X, Feng W, Yu H, Zhang J Molecules 30-Jun-2023
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doi:10.3390/molecules28135139
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Mechanisms associated with the synergistic induction of resistance to tobacco black shank in tobacco by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and β-aminobutyric acid Li J, Cai B, Chang S, Yang Y, Zi S, Liu T Front Plant Sci 26-Jun-2023
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Applications of Microct Imaging to Archaeobotanical Research Barron A J Archaeol Method Theory 29-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10225294
doi:10.1007/s10816-023-09610-z
PMID:37359278
Dioscorea esculenta Intake with Resistance Training Improves Muscle Quantity and Quality in Healthy Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial Iemitsu K, Fujie S, Uchida M, Inoue K, Shinohara Y, Iemitsu M Nutrients 24-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10255291
doi:10.3390/nu15112438
PMID:37299401
Prioritizing Colombian plant genetic resources for investment in research using indicators about the geographic origin, vulnerability status, economic benefits, and food security importance Cerón-Souza I, Delgadillo-Duran D, Polo-Murcia SM, Sarmiento-Naizaque ZX, Reyes-Herrera PH Biodivers Conserv 19-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10195663
doi:10.1007/s10531-023-02599-7
PMID:37255861
Electroactive Bacteria in Natural Ecosystems and Their Applications in Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioremediation: A Review Garbini GL, Barra Caracciolo A, Grenni P Microorganisms 10-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10263229
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11051255
PMID:37317229
Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? Kumar BM Agrofor Syst 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10081327
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:37193256
AgMYB5, an MYB transcription factor from celery, enhanced β-carotene synthesis and promoted drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis Sun M, Xu QY, Zhu ZP, Liu PZ, Yu JX, Guo YX, Tang S, Yu ZF, Xiong AS BMC Plant Biol 21-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10029358
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04157-3
PMID:36941578
Genome-Wide Analysis of the FBA Subfamily of the Poplar F-Box Gene Family and Its Role under Drought Stress Feng CH, Niu MX, Liu X, Bao Y, Liu S, Liu M, He F, Han S, Liu C, Wang HL, Yin W, Su Y, Xia X Int J Mol Sci 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10002531
doi:10.3390/ijms24054823
PMID:36902250
Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases Caused by Badnaviruses Ishwara Bhat A, Selvarajan R, Balasubramanian V Pathogens 03-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9963457
doi:10.3390/pathogens12020245
PMID:36839517
Production, characterization and techno-economic evaluation of Aspergillus fusant l-asparaginase Asitok A, Ekpenyong M, Amenaghawon A, Akwagiobe E, Asuquo M, Rao A, Ubi D, Iheanacho J, Etiosa J, Antai A, Essien J, Antai S AMB Express 06-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9823191
doi:10.1186/s13568-022-01505-8
PMID:36609612
Effects of yam varieties on flour physicochemical characteristics and resultant instant fufu pasting and sensory attributes Ufondu HE, Maziya‐Dixon B, Okoyeuzu CF, Okonkwo TM, Okpala CO Sci Rep 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9700825
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-22052-z
PMID:36434047
Isolation and Functional Analysis of VvWRKY28, a Vitis vinifera WRKY Transcription Factor Gene, with Functions in Tolerance to Cold and Salt Stress in Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana Liu W, Liang X, Cai W, Wang H, Liu X, Cheng L, Song P, Luo G, Han D Int J Mol Sci 02-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9658438
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PMID:36362205

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