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Dioscorea  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 43366

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): yam
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassLiliopsida  -- monocotylédones, monocotyledons  
             SubclassLiliidae   
                OrderLiliales   
                   FamilyDioscoreaceae   
                      GenusDioscorea L. -- yam  
    Direct Children:  
                         Species Dioscorea alata L. -- water yam, winged yam 
                         Species Dioscorea altissima Lam. -- dunguey 
                         Species Dioscorea bulbifera L. -- air potato, air yam, bitter yam 
                         Species Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. -- yellow guinea yam 
                         Species Dioscorea cayennensis Lam. -- yellow yam 
                         Species Dioscorea composita Hemsley -- yam 
                         Species Dioscorea convolvulacea Cham. & Schldl. -- yam 
                         Species Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax -- bitter yam 
                         Species Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Her.) Engl. -- hottentot-bread 
                         Species Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill -- lesser yam 
                         Species Dioscorea floribunda C. Martius & Galeotti -- yam 
                         Species Dioscorea floridana Bartlett -- Florida yam 
                         Species Dioscorea hirticaulus H. H. Bartlett  
                         Species Dioscorea hispida Dennst. -- intoxicating yam 
                         Species Dioscorea japonica Thunb. -- Japanese yam 
                         Species Dioscorea macrostachya Benth. -- yam 
                         Species Dioscorea nummularia Lam. -- yam 
                         Species Dioscorea oppositifolia L. -- Chinese yam 
                         Species Dioscorea pentaphylla L. -- fiveleaf yam 
                         Species Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bertero ex Spreng. -- bulbous yam 
                         Species Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. -- mata gallina 
                         Species Dioscorea praehensilis Benth. -- bush yam 
                         Species Dioscorea preussii Pax -- Preuss' dioscorea 
                         Species Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. -- fourleaf yam 
                         Species Dioscorea rotundata Poir. -- Guinea yam 
                         Species Dioscorea sagittata Poir.  
                         Species Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax -- Zanzibar yam 
                         Species Dioscorea spiculiflora Hemsley -- yam 
                         Species Dioscorea trifida L. f. -- Indian yam 
                         Species Dioscorea villosa L. -- wild yam 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Dioscorea   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Dioscorea   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Dioscorea   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Dioscorea   
       
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