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Internal ID UUID643ff7bcf1182052588567
Scientific name Dioscorea polygonoides
Authority Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 4: 795 (1806)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Dioscorea altissima Sieber ex C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 546 (1845)
Dioscorea caracasana Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 354 (1850)
Dioscorea kegeliana Griseb. Linnaea 21: 279 (1848)
Dioscorea lutea G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq. : 282 (1818)
Dioscorea martinicensis Spreng. Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 3: 17 (1822)
Dioscorea multiflora C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 546 (1845)
Dioscorea piperifolia Griseb. Fl. Bras. 3(1): 42 (1842)
Dioscorea piperifolia Klotzsch ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 3: 354 (1841)
Dioscorea polygonoides var. aperta R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 208 (1917)
Dioscorea polygonoides var. martinicensis R.Knuth Pflanzenr. , IV, 43: 217 (1924)
Dioscorea polygonoides var. scorpioidea Uline ex R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 208 (1917)
Dioscorea polygonoides var. sieberi (Kunth) Uline Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 208 (1917)
Dioscorea sieberi Kunth Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1848: 58 (1848)

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Language Common/alternative name
English mata gallina

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- Native
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
      • Windward Islands
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000393918
USDA Plants DIPO2
Tropicos 11000189
INPN 629569
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:323921-2
The Plant List kew-240726
Open Tree Of Life 577801
NCBI Taxonomy 85194
IPNI 323921-2
iNaturalist 291154
GBIF 2754948
EOL 1120781
USDA GRIN 14240

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Comparative transcriptomics of tropical woody plants supports fast and furious strategy along the leaf economics spectrum in lianas Sezen UU, Worthy SJ, Umaña MN, Davies SJ, McMahon SM, Swenson NG Biol Open 25-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9346291
doi:10.1242/bio.059184
PMID:35876379
Intestinal Morphometric Changes Induced by a Western-Style Diet in Wistar Rats and GSPE Counter-Regulatory Effect Segú H, Jalševac F, Pinent M, Ardévol A, Terra X, Blay MT Nutrients 23-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9268310
doi:10.3390/nu14132608
PMID:35807788
Small Ruminant Production Based on Rangelands to Optimize Animal Nutrition and Health: Building an Interdisciplinary Approach to Evaluate Nutraceutical Plants Torres-Fajardo RA, González-Pech PG, Sandoval-Castro CA, Torres-Acosta JF Animals (Basel) 03-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7601357
doi:10.3390/ani10101799
PMID:33023017
Pest categorisation of Spodoptera eridania Bragard C, Dehnen‐Schmutz K, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jacques M, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Czwienczek E, MacLeod A EFSA J 13-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7008913
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5932
PMID:32626486
Dioscorea Plants: A Genus Rich in Vital Nutra-pharmaceuticals-A Review Salehi B, Sener B, Kilic M, Sharifi-Rad J, Naz R, Yousaf Z, Mudau FN, Fokou PV, Ezzat SM, El Bishbishy MH, Taheri Y, Lucariello G, Durazzo A, Lucarini M, Suleria HA, Santini A Iran J Pharm Res 01-Sep-2019
PMCID:PMC7393038
doi:10.22037/ijpr.2019.112501.13795
PMID:32802090
Potential of Traditional Knowledge of Plants in the Management of Arthropods in Livestock Industry with Focus on (Acari) Ticks Wanzala W Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 17-Jul-2017
PMCID:PMC5536150
doi:10.1155/2017/8647919
PMID:28798806
Diosgenin: Recent Highlights on Pharmacology and Analytical Methodology Jesus M, Martins AP, Gallardo E, Silvestre S J Anal Methods Chem 28-Dec-2016
PMCID:PMC5225340
doi:10.1155/2016/4156293
PMID:28116217
Immature Stages of Spodoptera eridania (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Developmental Parameters and Host Plants Montezano DG, Specht A, Sosa–Gómez DR, Roque–Specht VF, de Barros NM J Insect Sci 01-Jan-2014
PMCID:PMC5634020
doi:10.1093/jisesa/ieu100
PMID:25525103
Diospolysaponin A, a New Polyoxy-genated Spirostanol Saponin from the Tubers of Dioscorea polygonoides Yoshihiro Mimaki, Jaime Niño Osorio, Oscar M. Mosquera Martinez, Yaned M. Correa Navarro, Hiroshi Sakagami, Yutaka Sashida The Japan Institute of Heterocyclic Chemistry 05-Mar-2009
doi:10.3987/COM-03-9797
The Dioscorea genus: a review of bioactive steroid saponins Marc Sautour, Anne-Claire Mitaine-Offer, Marie-Aleth Lacaille-Dubois Springer Science and Business Media LLC 17-Jan-2007
doi:10.1007/S11418-006-0126-3
Polyhydroxylated spirostanol saponins from the tubers of Dioscorea polygonoides. Osorio JN, Mosquera Martinez OM, Correa Navarro YM, Watanabe K, Sakagami H, Mimaki Y J Nat Prod 01-Jul-2005
doi:10.1021/NP0580356
PMID:16038563
Diospolysaponin A, a New Polyoxygenated Spirostanol Saponin from the Tubers of Dioscorea polygonoides. Jaime Nino Osorio, Oscar M. Mosquera Martinez, Yaned M. Correa Navarro, Yoshihiro Mimaki, Hiroshi Sakagami, Yutaka Sashida Wiley 30-Jun-2005
doi:10.1002/CHIN.200343160

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Diosgenin 99474 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1 414.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200343160
Spirost-5-en-3-ol 234096 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)O)C)C)C)OC1 414.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200343160
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides
(23S,25R)-12alpha,14alpha,17alpha,23-tetrahydroxyspirost-5-en-3beta-yl O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-beta-D-glucopyranoside 52931458 Click to see CCC1(C(CC2(C1(C(CC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)O)O)O)C)O)C)O)OC7(C(CC(CO7)C)O)C)O 802.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200343160
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(1R,2R,3'S,4S,5'R,6S,7S,8S,9S,10S,12S,13R,16S)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-2,3',8,10-tetrol 10876485 Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4(C3(C(CC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)O)C)O)O)C)OC1)O 786.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S11418-006-0126-3
https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-03-9797
(1R,2R,3'S,4S,5'R,6S,7S,8S,9S,12S,13R,16S)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-2,3',8-triol 11331726 Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4(C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)O)O)C)OC1)O 770.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580356
(1R,2S,3'S,4S,5'R,6S,7S,8S,9R,10S,12S,13R,16S)-16-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-3',8,10-triol 11366250 Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4C3(C(CC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)O)C)O)C)OC1)O 770.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580356
(23S,24R,25S)-3beta-(2-O-alpha-L-Rhamnopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)spirosta-5-ene-23,24-diol 11331681 Click to see CC1COC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)C(C1O)O 754.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580356
16-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-2,3',8-triol 72804709 Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4(C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)O)O)C)OC1)O 770.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580356
16-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-2,3',8,10-tetrol 85298865 Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4(C3(C(CC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)O)C)O)O)C)OC1)O 786.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-03-9797
16-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-3',8,10-triol 72818919 Click to see CC1CC(C2(C(C3(C(O2)CC4C3(C(CC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)O)C)O)C)OC1)O 770.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580356
2-[2-(3',4'-Dihydroxy-5',7,9,13-tetramethylspiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl)oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 72804676 Click to see CC1COC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)C(C1O)O 754.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0580356
Ophiopogonin C' 4483248 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 722.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-03-9797
Prosapogenin A 11061578 Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C3C(O2)CC4C3(CCC5C4CC=C6C5(CCC(C6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)C)O)O)O)C)C)C)OC1 722.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-03-9797

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