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دایوسکوریا

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Also known as Yam

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Dioscorea is a genus of plants within the family Dioscoreaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Liliopsida, and order Dioscoreales. The scientific name is Dioscorea Plum. ex L., and it is commonly known as yam. This taxon serves as a source for yam and diosgenin, with uses including food and flour. Its fruit types include capsules and berries.

Dioscorea is found in all tropical and subtropical regions. Records indicate a water footprint of 343. The genus has been documented in Mexico by institutions such as CICY, ECOSUR, INECOL, UNICACH, and FCB-BUAP.

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Species

Dioscorea

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderDioscoreales
  5. FamilyDioscoreaceae
Native toAlabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Assam
Observations recorded493,089

薯蓣属(学名:Dioscorea)是薯蓣目薯蓣科下的一个属,为攀援植物。该属共有600种以上[1],分布于热带和亚热带地区。[2] 分类 本属拥有超过600个物种,部分物种如下: 参薯 Dioscorea alata L. 蜀葵叶薯蓣 Dioscorea althaeoides R.Knuth Dioscorea altissima Lam. 三叶薯蓣 Dioscorea arachidna Prain et Burkill 丽叶薯蓣 Dioscorea aspersa Prain et Burkill Dioscorea balcanica Kosanin 板砖薯蓣 Dioscorea banzhuana C.P'ei & C.T.Ting Dioscorea belophylla Voigt ex Haines 田箐 Dioscorea benthamii Prain & Burkill - 大青薯 尖头果薯蓣 Dioscorea bicolor Prain & Burkill 异叶薯蓣 Dioscorea biformifolia C.P'ei & C.T.Ting Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill 黃獨 Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky Dioscorea cayenensis 山葛薯 Dioscorea chingii Prain & Burkill 薯莨 Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour. 裏白葉薯榔 Dioscorea cirrhosa var. cirrhosa Lour. 异块茎薯莨 Dioscorea cirrhosa var. cylindrica C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang 掌叶薯 Dioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamikoti 南华薯蓣 Dioscorea collettii Hook.f. - 叉蕊薯蓣 粉背薯蓣 Dioscorea collettii var. hypoglauca (Palibin) Pei & C.T.Ting Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin 兰屿田薯 Dioscorea cumingii Prain & Burkill 多毛叶薯蓣 Dioscorea decipiens Hook.f. 滇薯 Dioscorea decipiens var. glabrescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang 高山薯蓣 Dioscorea delavayi Franch. 三角叶薯蓣 Dioscorea deltoidea

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
9,972
With media
4,747
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Collections
CICY, ECOSUR, INECOL, UNICACH, FCB-BUAP
Recorded in
Mexico

Research

2,351 papers

via PubMed

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