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Dioscorea polystachya or Chinese yam (simplified Chinese: 山药; traditional Chinese: 山藥), also called cinnamon-vine, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is sometimes called Chinese potato or by its Korean name ma .
Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill Dioscorea oppositifolia is a type of yam ( Dioscorea ) native to Myanmar ( Burma ) and to the Indian Subcontinent ( India , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh ).
Dioscorea opposita is an obsolete synonym of two species of yams: Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), a widely cultivated yam native to China;
Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates.
Dioscoreaceae (/ ˌ d aɪ ə ˌ s k ɔːr i ˈ eɪ s i i /) is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. [4] The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of Dioscorea).
nut-grass rhizome 香附子 コウブシ xiāng fù zǐ 香附子 香附子 Cyperus rotundus: 6 Dioscoreae Rhizoma: Chinese yam rhizome 山薬 サンヤク shān yào 山藥 山药 Dioscorea japonica D. opposita: 4 Ephedra: ephedra herb 麻黄 マオウ má huáng 麻黃 麻黄 Ephedra sinica: 13 Eriobotryae Folium: loquat leaf 枇杷葉 ビワ ...
Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers (some other species in the genus being toxic). Yams are perennial herbaceous vines native to Africa, Asia, and the Americas and cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical regions.
Pages in category "Dioscorea" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. ... Dioscorea opposita; Dioscorea oppositifolia; Dioscorea orangeana;