Dioscorea rotundata(DIURO)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: DIURO
- Preferred name: Dioscorea rotundata
- Authority: Poiret
West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria, Sahel. The main yam species cultivated as a tuber crop in this region
Name | Authority |
---|---|
Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata | (Poiret) Miège |
Name | Language |
---|---|
eight months yam | English |
white Guinea yam | English |
weißer Yam | German |
name blanco | Spanish |
inhame-branco-da-Guiné | Portuguese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal monocotyledons (
1MOND )
Order
Dioscoreales (
1DIOO )
Family
Dioscoreaceae (
1DIOF )
Genus
Dioscorea (
1DIUG )
Species
Dioscorea rotundata (
DIURO )