EPPO Global Database

Dioscorea polystachya(DIUBA)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: DIUBA
  • Preferred name: Dioscorea polystachya
  • Authority: Turchaninov

Notes

China (including Taiwan), Korea. Introduced in Himalayas, Japan, USA, Uruguay 


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Dioscorea batatas Decaisne
Dioscorea opposita Thunberg
Dioscorea oppositifolia Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
Chinese yam English
cinnamon vine English
yam vine English
Batate German
gemeiner Yam German
igname de Chine French
name de China Spanish
igname della Cina Italian
batata-da-china Portuguese
carã-amarelo Portuguese
inhame-da-china Portuguese
naga-imo Japanese
ナガイモ Japanese
shǔ yù Chinese
薯蓣 Chinese
Korean
ma Korean