Dioscorea floribunda
Appearance
Dioscorea floribunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. floribunda
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Binomial name | |
Dioscorea floribunda | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Dioscorea barclayi R.Knuth |
Dioscorea floribunda, the medicinal yam or mule's-hoof, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae.[2] It is found from central Mexico to northern Central America.[1] It is grown commercially for its diosgenin content.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Dioscorea floribunda (DIUFL)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Singh, A.; Singh, M.; Singh, D. V. (1986). "The successful use of intercropping for weed management in medicinal yam (Dioscorea floribunda mart and gal)". Tropical Pest Management. 32 (2): 105–107. doi:10.1080/09670878609371040.
- ^ Nazir, Romaan; Kumar, Vijay; Gupta, Suphala; Dwivedi, Padmanabh; Pandey, Devendra Kumar; Dey, Abhijit (2021). "Biotechnological strategies for the sustainable production of diosgenin from Dioscorea spp". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105 (2): 569–585. doi:10.1007/s00253-020-11055-3. PMID 33404834. S2CID 230783992.
Categories:
- Dioscorea
- Medicinal plants of Central America
- Flora of Southwestern Mexico
- Flora of Central Mexico
- Flora of Southeastern Mexico
- Flora of Guatemala
- Flora of Belize
- Flora of El Salvador
- Flora of Honduras
- Plants described in 1842
- Taxa named by Henri Guillaume Galeotti
- Taxa named by Martin Martens
- Monocot stubs
- Medicinal plant stubs