Biology:Dioscorea floribunda

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea floribunda
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. floribunda
Binomial name
Dioscorea floribunda
M.Martens & Galeotti
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/317970-1. 
  2. "Dioscorea floribunda (DIUFL)". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/DIUFL. 
  3. 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. 
  4. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15606813 entry