Flora of China
Tropicos
Names
Specimens
References
Projects
Images
More
Publications
Authors/Collectors
Locations
Institutions
My Maps
Tools
Bulk Data
Name Matching
Ethnobotany Search
Functions
DNA Specimen Search
GeoLocate (Tulane)
Glossary
Specimen Geographic Search
Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin
MOBOT Sign In
|
Login
|
Home
Name Search
Family List
Generic List
Species List
China
>
Dioscoreaceae
>
Dioscorea
>
Dioscorea esculenta
Choose Project
Tropicos
China
IPCN
English
English
Français
Español
Dioscorea
esculenta
(Lour.) Burkill
Published In:
Gardens' Bulletin, Straits Settlements 1: 396, pl. 17. 1917. (
Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 7/8/2010)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 7/8/2010)
Status:
native
Flora of China:
24: 284
Note:
Cultivated in S. China since 3rd century A.D.
Lower Taxa
Dioscorea
esculenta
var.
esculenta
Dioscorea
esculenta
var.
fasciculata
(Roxb.) R. Knuth
=
Dioscorea
esculenta
(Lour.) Burkill var.
esculenta
Dioscorea
esculenta
var.
spinosa
(Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill) R. Knuth