MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Dioscorea names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :



Notes

Dioscorea alata L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea aculeata Wight, non L., Dioscorea acutangula F. Ham. ex Wall.,  Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb., Dioscorea colocasiaefolia Pax, Dioscorea globosa Roxb., Dioscorea javanica Queva,   Dioscorea rubella Roxb.,  Dioscorea vulgaris Miq. 

BENGALI :  Bengo nari, Chupri alu, Kham alu.

BURMESE :     Myauk uu ni, Taw myauk uu.

CHINESE : Da shu, Shen shu.

ENGLISH : Greater yam, Guyana arrowroot, Ten-month yam, Water yam, White yam, White Manila yam, Winged yam, Yam.

FRENCH : Grande igname, Igname ailée, Igname de Chine.

GERMAN : Geflügelter Yam, Wasseryam.

HINDI :  जुपरी आलू  Chupri alu,  खमालू   Khamalu.

JAPANESE :   Daijo,  ダイジョ  Daijyo.

KANNADA :  Tuna genasu.

KOREAN :   알라타마 .

LAOTIAN :  Houo

NEPALESE : Ghara tarul, Kukur tarul.

ORIYA :  Kambo alu.

PORTUGUESE :  Inhame da India.

RUSSIAN :  Диоскорея алата  Dioskoreia alata, Диоскорея крылатая  Dioscoreia krylataia,  Ямс белый   Iams belyi,  Ямс крылатый Iams krylatyi.

SPANISH : Ñame blanco, Ñame de agua, Tabena.

TAMIL :  பெருவள்ளி  Peruvalli,   பெரும்வள்ளிக்கிழங்கு   Perumvalii kilangu,  Mullu valli, Yams kallu.

TELUGU :  Dukka pendalam, Gunapendalamu, Niluvapendalamu, Niluva pendalum, Niluvu pendalam.

THAI : Man bak hep (Don Daeng), Man liam (Northern Thailand), Man sao (Central Thailand), Noi (Chiang Mai).

VIETNAMESE :   Cậm kênh, Cò sa , Củ cái, Củ cầm, Củ canh , Củ đỏ, Củ lỗ , Củ mỡ, Củ ngà, Củ nhà, Củ tía, Củ vạc, Khoai bướu, Khoai long,  Khoai mỡ,  Khoai ngà,  Khoai ngọt, Khoai tía, Khoai trắng, Khoai trút, Khoai vạc, Mắn hăm.

UNIDENTIFIED :  Khamealu.

Dioscorea batatas Decne.

SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea japonica Thunb, Dioscorea opposita auct., Dioscorea oppositifolia L., Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.

CHINESE : Shan yao, Shu yu.

DANISH :  Kinayams.

ENGLISH : Chinese yam, Chinese-potato, Cinnamon vine, Cinnamon yam, Common yam, Japanese yam, Long Chinese yam.

FRENCH : Igname de Chine.

GERMAN : Chinesische Yams, Chinesische Yamswurzel, Echte Yamswurzel, Japanische Berg-Yams, Koreanische Yams.

JAPANESE : Naga imo,  長芋  Naga imo,  Tsukune imo,  つくね芋  Tsukune imo,  Tororo imo, とろろ芋  Tororo imo, Yama imo, やまいも  Yama imo, 山芋  Yama imo.

KOREAN :  마.

MALAY : Ubi (Indonesia).

POLISH :  Pochrzyn chinski.

RUSSIAN :  Ямс китайский  Iams kitaiskii.

 
 
Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea nummularia Lam. var. belophylla Prain, Dioscorea glabra auct. non Roxb., Dioscorea glabra Hook. f.

BENGALI :  Shora alu.

HINDI :  Turhar.

MARATHI :  Jangli matol.

SANSKRIT :  Sankhaluka, Taruta.

Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill

CHINESE :  独龙薯 蓣  Du long shu yu.

THAI :  Man chuak,  Man nok, Kloi khao (Shan - Northern Thailand)..

Dioscorea bulbifera L.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb., Dioscorea latifolia Benth., Dioscorea oppositifolia Campbell,  Dioscorea sativa hort., Dioscorea tamifolia Salisb., Dioscorea violacea Baudon,   Helmia bulbifera (L.) Kunth.

BENGALI :  Ban alu, Rat alu, Roth alu.

BURMESE :     Ah lu thi,   Pat sa uu (Putsa u),   Hpwut sa uu (Putsa u).

CHINESE :  黄独 Huang du,  Huang yao, 山芋、山慈菇、獨 黃、薢萆川、金錦吊蝦蟆.

ENGLISH : Aerial yam, Air-potato, Bitter yam, Bulbil-bearing yam, Cheeky yam, Hoi (Hawaii), Malacca yam, Potato yam.

FRENCH : Igname bulbifère, Igname pousse en l'air, Pomme en l'air ,Masako.

GERMAN : Kartoffelyam, Kartoffel-Yam, Knollen-Yam, Luft-Kartoffel, Luft-Yams.

HINDI :   Gaithi, Hoei oepas, Ratalu, Karukanda, Karu kunda.

JAPANESE : Kashuu imo, ニガカシュウ  Niga kashuu.

KOREAN :    둥근마 

LAOTIAN :  Houo i mou, Man pau.

MARATHI :  Kadu kand, Mataru.

NEPALESE : Giitthaa (Gittha), Giitthe tarul (Gitthe tarul), Jada bis, Van tarul.

ORIYA :  Pita alu.

SPANISH :  Ñame criollo (Venezuela), Ñame de aire (Colombia), Ñame de gunda, Ñame volador (Cuba), Papa cimarrona  (Mexico), Papa de aire, Papa voladora.

TAGALOG :  Bayag kabayo, Ubi ubihan, Utong utongan.

TAMIL :    காய்வள்ளி    Kaayvalli,  காட்டுச்சீரகவள்ளி  ,  காட்டுக்காய்வள்ளி Kaattukkaayvalli,   Pannu kilangu.

TELUGU :  Adavi dumpa, Chedupaddudampa, Karu kanda, Malaka kayependalamu.

THAI :  เดะควา  De khwa (Karen - Chiang Mai),  หำเป้า   Ham pao (Northern Thailand),  ละสามี   La sa mi,  เล่าะแจ๊มื่อ  Lo chae mue (Karen), มันอีโม้   Man i mo, มันขมิ้น  Man khamin,  ว่านพระฉิม  Wan phra chim, ว่านสามพันตัง Wan sam phan dtang,  Wan sam phan thueng.

RUSSIAN :  Ямс луковиценосный   Iams lukovitsenosnyi.

VIETNAMESE :  Củ dại, Khoai dái, Khoai trời.

UNIDENTIFIED :  Kodikilangu (India), Ratalu, Ratula..

Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.

SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea cayennensis Lam., Dioscorea occidentalis R. Knuth

CHINESE : Huang shu yu.

ENGLISH : Attoto yam, Lagos yam, Twelve month yam, Yellow Guinea yam, Yellow yam.

FRENCH : Igname de Guinée jaune.

GERMAN : Gelbe Guinea-Yams.

JAPANESE :  ギネ アヤム  Ginea yamu,   キ イロギニアヤム Kiiro ginia yamu.

 RUSSIAN :  Диоскорея кайенская   Dioscoreia kaienskaia,  Жёлтый ямс   Zheltyi iams.


Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour.

CHINESE :  薯莨   Shu liang.

ENGLISH :  Dyeing yam (Philippines).

FRENCH :  Faux gambier.

JAPANESE :   ソメモノイモ   Somemono imo.

LAOTIAN :  Houo thom luat , Houo ka bau, Thom luat (thoom lüad).

VIETNAMESE :  Củ nâu,  Khoai leng.
Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour. var. cirrhosa

SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea  formosana R. Knuth,  Dioscorea matsudae Hayata, Dioscorea  rhipogonoides Oliver, not Hayata
 
 Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour. var. cylindrica C. T. Ting & M. C. Chang

CHINESE :   异块茎薯莨    Yi kuai jing shu liang .

Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin

SYNONYM(S) : Tamus communis L., Tamus cordifolia Stokes, Tamus cretica L., Tamus edulis Lowe, Tamus racemosa Gouan

DANISH : Jomfrurod.

DUTCH : Spekwortel.

ENGLISH : Black bindweed, Black bryony, Lady's-seal.

FRENCH : Herbe-aux-femmes-battues, Tamier (as T. edulis), Tamier commun (as T. communis).

GERMAN : Echte Schmerwurz, Schmerwurz.

HEBREW : ???? ????

HUNGARIAN : Pirítógyökér .

ITALIAN : Tamaro.

PORTUGUESE : Norça (as T. edulis), Norça preta (as T. communis).

SPANISH : Brionia negra, Corriola de cavall (Catalan), Gatmaimó (Catalan), Maimó (Catalan), Nueza negra.

SWEDISH :  Djävulsdruva.


Dioscorea convolvulacea Schltdl. & Cham.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea esurientium Uline,  Dioscorea capillaris Hemsl., Dioscorea grandiflora M. Martens & Galeotti ,  Dioscorea hirsuta M. Martens & Galeotti, Dioscorea macrostachya M. Martens & Galeotti

FRENCH : Igname rampant.

SPANISH :   Barbasquillo, Madre de maíz (Guatemala).

Dioscorea cylindrica Burm.

BURMESE :     Kywe uu (Kywey u), Kyway uu.

ENGLISH :  Wild yam.


This species is not well identified. Some authors consider it as a species from India, others as a synonym of  D. hispida, or as a synonym of  Ipomoea batatas.

Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Kunth

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea nepalensis Sweet

ENGLISH :  Wild yam.

HINDI :  harvish, khildri,  kunj calendi, baniatakari, kanis, jung kinch, khitha, janj, kinch, kuralm mithiari, kural mithiari, kural, kiris,Shingli mingli, Singlimingli.

HUNGARIAN :  Jamszgyökér.

NEPALESE :   Bhayakur, Bhya kur.
Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. var.sikkimensis Prain  ->   Dioscorea prazeri Prain & Burkill

Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax

SYNONYM(S) :  Helmia dumetorum Kunth

CZECH :  Jam křovištní .

ENGLISH :  African bitter yam, Bitter yam, Cluster yam.

FRENCH : Igname amère , Igname sauvage .

GERMAN :  Bittere Yams, Bitterer Yam.

HAUSA :  Rogon biri.

JAPANESE :   アフリカンビターヤム  Afurikan bitaa yamu, ク ラスターヤム Kurasutaa yamu,  ディ オスコレア・ヅメントルム  Diosukorea zumentoruma .

PORTUGUESE :  Inhame-bravo.

SPANISH :  Ñame amargo africano, Ñame de tres hojas.

Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.

SYNONYM(S) : Tamus elephantipes L'Hér., Testudinaria elephantipes (L'Hér.) A. Dicks.

AFRIKAANS : Hottentotsbrood.

ENGLISH : Elephant's-foot, Hottentot-bread.

GERMAN : Elefantenfuß, Hottentotten-Yams, Schildkrötenpflanze.

JAPANESE :  キッ コウリュウ  Kikkuuruu,  ディオスコレア・エレファンティペス Diosukorea erefantipesu.

RUSSIAN :  Диоскорея слоновая   Dioskoreia slonovaia.

Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill

SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea aculeata L., Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb., Dioscorea sativa auct.,  Oncus esculentus Lour.

BENGALI :  Mou alu, Sushni alu, Susni alu.

BURMESE :  Sadwe uu, Tadwe uu,   Wakka uu,   Wakka uu,  Wet ka uu.

CHINESE : Gan shu, Pu tong shu yu (as D. sativa), Tian shu.

ENGLISH : Asiatic yam, Chinese yam, Karen potato (Nepal), Lesser yam.

FRENCH : Igname de Chine, Igname des blancs , Petite igname.

GERMAN : Chinesischer Yam, Kartoffel-Yams.

JAPANESE :  ハリ イモ  Hari  imo, Togedokoro,  トゲイモ  Toge imo.

KOREAN :    감자마 .

MALAY : Ubi (Indonesia).

NEPALESE : Suthanii tarul (Suthni tarul).

PORTUGUESE : Inhame de São Tomé.

RUSSIAN :   Диоскорея съедобная Dioscoreia s'edobnaia,   Ямс съедобный   Iams s'edobnyi.

SPANISH : Batata de China.

TAMIL :   கொடிக்கிழங்கு    Kodikkilangu, Musilamvalli kilangu.

TELUGU :  Tivvi tiga.

THAI : Man chuak, Man mue suea, Man mung (Central Thailand), Nam chuak (Northern Thailand).

 VIETNAMESE :  Cầm ghim, Củ bòng,  Củ mỡ,  Củ từ,  Khoai bướu,  Khoai từ, Từ trơn.

Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill var. spinosa (Roxb. ex Wall.) R. Knuth

SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea spinosa Roxb.

BURMESE :  Thadut ni.

CHINESE : Ci shu yu, You ci gan shu.

ENGLISH : Spiny Chinese yam.

FRENCH : Igname de Chine épineuse.

TAMIL :  Siruvalli kilangu.

TELUGU :  Tippa tiga.

VIETNAMESE :  Từ gai.

Dioscorea glabra Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea glabra Roxb. var. longifolia Prain & Burkill, Dioscorea hongkongense Uline ex R. Knuth, Dioscorea nummularia Roxb., not Lam.

BENGALI :  Shora alu.

BURMESE :   Myauk nwe, Tayo nwe.

CHINESE :  光叶薯蓣   Guang ye shu yu.

ENGLISH :  Chinese yam, Wild yam.

HINDI :  Turar.

MARATHI : Karukand.

VIETNAMESE :  Củ cọc, Củ chuỳ, Củ rạng, Khoai rạng.

TELUGU :  Gintega , Pitta kanda.

THAI :  มันดง   Man dong (Central Thailand).

VIETNAMESE :  Rạng.
Dioscorea globosa Roxb.

BURMESE :  Myauk-nwe, Myauk-phyu.

TAMIL :   காய்வள்ளி    Kaayvalli, Kayavalli, Kappa kavali, Siru valli, Vettilai valli.

TELUGU :  Guna pendalamu, Kavili gadda, Pendalam.

Synonym of  D. alata L.

Dioscorea hispida Dennst.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea daemona Roxb., Dioscorea hirsuta Blume, Dioscorea hirsuta Dennst , Dioscorea macrocarpa Wall., Dioscorea mollissima Blume, Dioscorea triphylla L.,  Dioscorea triphylla L. var. daemona (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill

BURMESE :    Kywe (Kywey).

CHINESE :  白薯莨  Bai shu liang ,  白薯榔  Bai  (Taiwan), 大苦薯  Da  (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Asiatic bitter yam, Intoxicating yam.

FRENCH :  Igname épineuse amère, Morsure de cobra (tuber name -Indochine).

GERMAN : Bittere Yamswurzel, Giftige Yams.

JAPANESE :   ミツ バドコロ   Mitsuba dokoro.

LAOTIAN :  Houo koi.

MALAY : Gadog, Gadong, Gadong lilin, Gadong mabuk, Gadung (Java), Ubi akas, Ubi arak, Taring pelanduk, Sulur gadong.

MALAYALAM :  Podava kelengu.

MARATHI :  Baichandi, Bhul kand, Dukar kand.

SANSKRIT :  Hastyaluka.

SUNDANESE :  Gadung.

TAGALOG :  Nami.

TAMIL :  Kavalakodi, Pei perendai, Periperendai.

TELUGU :  Chanda gadda, Puli dumpa, Tellaagini geddalu, Thella chanda gadda , Thella gadda .

THAI :  กลอย  Kloi,   กลอยหัวเหนียว  Kloi hua niao,   กลอยข้าวเหนียว Kloi khao niao, กลอยนก  Kloi nok, กอย   Koi  (Northern Thailand), คลี้  Khli  (Karen), มันกลอย  Man kloi.

VIETNAMESE :   Củ nâu trắng.

Dioscorea japonica Thunb.

CHINESE :   日本薯蓣  Ri ben shu yu ,   薄葉野山藥  (Taiwan).

FRENCH : Igname du Japon.

GERMAN : Bixie , Japanischer Yams.

JAPANESE :  ヤマイモ  Yama imo,   ジネンジョ Jinenjo, ヤ マノイモ  Yama no imo.

KOREAN :    참마 .
Dioscorea japonica Thunb. var. japonica

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea belophylloides Prain & Burkill, Dioscorea japonica Thunb. var. pseudojaponica (Hayata) Yamamoto, Dioscorea japonica Thunb. var. tenuiaxon Prain & Burkill, Dioscorea kiangsiensis R. Knuth, Dioscorea pseudojaponica Hayata.

CHINESE :   基隆野山藥  Ji long ye shan yao,  山藥薯  Shan yao shu.

Dioscorea japonica Thunb. var. oldhamii Uline ex R. Knuth

CHINESE :   细叶日本薯蓣    Xi ye ri ben shu yu,   細葉野山藥  Xi ye ye shan yao  (Taiwan).

Dioscorea japonica Thunb. var. pilifera C. T. Ting & M. C. Chang

CHINESE :   毛藤日本薯蓣   Mao teng ri ben shu yu.

Dioscorea japonica Thunb. var. vera Prain & Burkill

CHINESE :   細葉野山藥   Xi ye ye shan yao  (Taiwan).

Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth.

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea pentaphylla Wall., non L.   Dioscorea triphylla Wall., non L.

CHINESE : Mao yu tou shu yu, Mao yu tou.

ENGLISH : Kamoon yam.

NEPALESE : Raanii bhyaakur (Rani byakur).

THAI : Hua.

VIETNAMESE :  Từ Kamoon.
Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea macrophylla M. Martens & Galeotti , Dioscorea macrostachya Benth.

ENGLISH : Mexican yam, Wild Mexican yam.

JAPANESE :   ワイルドメキシカンヤム  Wairudo mekishikan yama, 野生のメキシコヤム.

SPANISH :  Barbasco de camote, Barbasco de placa, Cabeza de negro, Cuculmeca  (El Salvador).


Dioscorea nipponica Makino

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea acerifolia Uline ex Diels, Dioscorea acerifolia Uline ex Diels var. rosthornii Diels , Dioscorea giraldii R. Knuth, Dioscorea nipponica Makino subsp. rosthornii (Diels) Ting , Dioscorea nipponica Makino var. rosthornii (Diels) Prain & Burkill , Dioscorea polystachya auct., non Turcz., Dioscorea quinqueloba Maxim.

CHINESE :  穿龙薯蓣  Chuan long shu yu.

JAPANESE :   ウチ ワドコロ   Uchiwa dokoro.

KOREAN :  부채마    Pu chae ma.  

RUSSIAN :   Диоскорея японская  Dioskoreia iaponskaia

Dioscorea nummularia Lam.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea angulata R. Knuth, Dioscorea glabra Koord., non Roxb.,  Dioscorea koordersii Prain & Burkill ex Koord.-Schum.

ARABIC :    ديوسكوريا دائرية 

CHINESE :   野葛薯  

ENGLISH : Flat yam, Hard yam, Pacific yam, Spiny-base yam, Strong yam.

FRENCH : Igname aplatie.

JAPANESE :  ナンヨウヤマノイ モ  Nanyou yama no imo.

MALAY :  Huwi upas (Indonesia), Uwi in tuwa (Indonesia).

TAGALOG :  Pakit, Ubing basol.

VIETNAMESE :  Từ tròn.

Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

SYNONYM(S) : Dioscorea opposita Thunb., nom. illeg.

CHINESE :  薯蓣  Shu yu.

ENGLISH :  Betel yam, Chinese yam.

FRENCH : Igname khmer.

JAPANESE :   中国ヤマイモ.

KANNADA :  Bellarai.

MARATHI :  Choratogu, Gilandru, Paspoli.

SINHALESE : Awaiting feedback.

TAMIL :  Kavala kodi, Thavai kachchu.

TELUGU :  Karraoendalamu, Tella gadda, Yella gadda.

THAI : Huai sua (as D. opposita).

RUSSIAN :  Ямс китайский  Iams kitaiskii, Китайский ямс Kitaiskii iams.

TAMIL :  வெற்றிலைவள்ளி  Verrilaivalli.

TELUGU :  Aare thega, Thega dumpa.

Considered by most authors as a synonym of Dioscorea batatas Decne.

Dioscorea orientalis (J. Thieb.) Caddick & Wilkin

SYNONYM(S) : Tamus orientalis J. Thiébaut

 

Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea changjiangensis F. W. Xing & Z. X. Li, Dioscorea digitata Mill., Dioscorea kleiniana Kunth, Dioscorea lunata Roth, Dioscorea mollissima Hassk.,  Dioscorea triphylla L.

BENGALI :  Jhum alu, Jhunihana alu, Kanta alu.

BURMESE :     Hpwat sa uu (Put sa u),    Kywé uu (Kyway u).

CHINESE : Wu ye shu yu.

ENGLISH :  Fiji yam, Five-fingered yam, Five leaflet yam, Five-leaved yam, Prickly yam, Three-leaved yam.

FRENCH : Igname rouge.

HINDI :  Kanta alu.

JAPANESE :  アケ ビドコロ  Akebi dokoro.

MARATHI :  Shendvel.

NEPALESE : Kaantaa alu (Kanta alu) , Mitho giththo.

PORTUGUESE :  Grabosa ovada, Grabosa redonda, Inhame da India.

TAMIL :  Chedukundi, காட்டுவள்ளி  Kaattuvalli,  நூறை  Nuurai,  Vallai kodi.

TELUGU :  Adavi ginusu tiga, Dukka pendalam, Monyakku pendalam, Pendi muka tiga.

THAI : Mak ko (Chiang Mai), Man khan khao, Man mak buk, Man mak mu.

VIETNAMESE :   Củ trâu, Sú vằn, Từ năm lá .

TELUGU :  Thella vayamu.

UNIDENTIFIED : Chai, Chavi (India), Jaglia che kand (India), Kadu kand (India), Vaj no kand (India), Taigun (India),Takuli (India).

Dioscorea prazeri Prain & Burkill

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea sikkimensis Prain & Burkill , Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. var. sikkimensis Prain

ENGLISH :  Wild yam.

NEPALESE : Kukur tarul.

THAI : Man khao, Man mia.



Dioscorea pubera Blume

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea anguinea Roxb.

BENGALI :  Kaku alu, Kukur alu.

TELUGU :  Savida dumpa.
Dioscorea purpurea Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) :    Dioscorea alata L. var. purpurea (Roxb.) A.Pouchet

BURMESE :     Myauk uu ni.

ENGLISH :  Podicherry sweet potato, Purple yam, Red yam.

GERMAN : Purpur-Yams.

TAMIL :  செவ்வள்ளி   Cevvalli.


Considered by some authors as a synonym of  D. alata L.
Dioscorea quinqueloba Thunb.

JAPANESE :   カエデドコロ Kaede dokoro.

KOREAN :    단풍마 .

Dioscorea rotundata Poir.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège

CHINESE : Bai shu yu.

ENGLISH : Eight month yam, Round white yam, White yam, White Guinea yam.

FRENCH : Igname blanc, Igname de Guinée, Igname de Guinée blanche.

GERMAN : Guinea-Yams, Weißer Guinea Yam.

JAPANESE :   シ ロギニアヤム  Shiro ginia yama.

PORTUGUESE :  Cará branco (Brazil).

SPANISH : Ñame blanco, Ñame guineo blanco.

RUSSIAN :  Белый ямс   Belyi iams,  Диоскорея округлая  Dioskoreia okruglaia.

 


Dioscorea sagittifolia Pax

ENGLISH :  Wild Congo yam.

FRENCH :  Igname du Congo, Igname sauvage d'Afrique de l'Ouest.

Dioscorea sagittata Royle

ENGLISH : Five-leaved yam.

NEPALESE : Tarul, Tarur.
Dioscorea sansibarensis Pax

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea macroura Harms 

ENGLISH :  Zanzibar yam.

GERMAN : Sansibar-Yams.

Dioscorea sativa L.

BURMESE :     Kadu u,   Kauk ring nwèý (Kauk yin nwe),   Kauk ring pan,   Myauk u.

TAMIL : வள்ளி   Valli,  காட்டுக்காய்வள்ளி  Kaattukkaayvalli, காட்டுவள்ளி   Kaattuvalli.


It is possible that the above Tamil names only apply to D. bulbifera which has Doscorea sativa Thunb. for synonym but not Dioscorea sativa L. This is a typical trap that linguists precipitate their readers  into when they fail to mention the authority names attached to botanical binomials.

Dioscorea septemloba Thunb.

CHINESE :   绵萆  Mian bei,   绵 萆解  Mian bei jie.

ENGLISH :  Seven-lobed yam, Foochow yam.

JAPANESE :  キクバドコロ Kikuba dokoro,  モミジドコロ Momiji dokoro.

KOREAN :   국화마 .

Dioscorea septemloba Thunb. var. sititoana (Honda & Jotani) Ohwi

JAPANESE :  シマウチワドコロ  Shima uchiwa dokoro.
Dioscorea tenuipes Franch. & Savat.

JAPANESE :   エドドコロ  Edo dokoro, ヒメドコロ  Hime dokoro,    姫野老 Hime dokoro.

KOREAN :    각시마 .
Dioscorea tokoro Makino

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea saidae R. Knuth , Dioscorea wichurae Uline ex R. Knuth,  Dioscorea yokusai Prain & Burkill

CHINESE :   山萆  Shan bei,   山萆解  Shan bei jie.

ENGLISH :   Mountain yam.

JAPANESE :   オニドコロ   Oni dokoro,  トコロ Tokoro.

KOREAN :    도꼬로마 .
Dioscorea tomentosa Koenig. ex Roxb.

SYNONYM(S) :  Dioscorea tomentosa Koenig. ex Spr.

BURMESE :  Kyway pin.

ENGLISH :  Ooyala yam, Thorny yam.

TAMIL :  முள்ளங்கிழங்கு   Mullan kilangu,   Nalveli kilangu,  Nalvellikizhagu, Shaval kilangu.

TELUGU :  Adavi denda tiga, Burdi gaddi, Nalla tiga, Nula gadda, Teega dumpa.

Dioscorea trifida L. f.

ENGLISH : Cush-cush, Cush-cush yam.

FRENCH : Couche-couche, Cousse-couche, Igname couche-couche.

GERMAN :  Indische Yams,  Kusch-kusch.

JAPANESE :   ミツバドコロ   Mitsuba dokoro.

PORTUGUESE : Cará-doce.

SPANISH : Ñame, Ñame de la India, Tabena (Colombia), Sacha papa (Peru).

 

Dioscorea triphylla L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea triphylla Blanco, Dioscorea triphylla Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Dioscorea triphylla Schimp. ex Kunth.


Considered as a synonym of  D. pentaphylla L. by some authors, as a synonym of D. hispida by others. The above "synonyms" of this taxon may have something to do with this confusion.
Dioscorea triphylla L. var. reticulata Prain & Burk.

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea hispida Dennst.

VIETNAMESE :  Củ nần, Củ nê, Dây nần, Củ nâu trắng.

Dioscorea velutipes Prain & Burkill

CHINESE :  毡毛薯蓣   Zhan mao shu yu.

Dioscorea villosa L.

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett, Dioscorea paniculata auct., Dioscorea quaternata J. F. Gmel., Dioscorea villosa L. var. hirticaulis (Bartlett) H. E. Ahles

ENGLISH :  Fourleaf yam (USA), Wild yam.

GERMAN : Wilde Yamswurzel, Zottige Yamswurzel.

JAPANESE :  メキシコヤマイモ   Mekishiko yama imo.

SPANISH :  Batata silvestre,   Ñame silvestre.
Dioscorea wallichii Hook .f.

SYNONYM(S) :   Dioscorea nummularia Willd. ex Roxb., non Lam., Dioscorea sativa Wall.

ASSAMESE :  Rui nihang.

BENGALI :  Goantia alu.

BURMESE :     Ka dat, Taw thinbaw.

CHINESE :  盈江薯蓣   Ying jiang shu yu.

TELUGU :  Naradumpa.

THAI :  เกรอะ   Kroe.

HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE / COLLECTION OF RECORDS

Porcher Michel H. et al. 1995 - 2020, Sorting Dioscorea Names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database - A Work in Progress. Institute for Land & Food Resources. The University of Melbourne. < http://gmr.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/Plantnames/Sorting/ Dioscorea.html > (2007).

 

 REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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Complementary / Specific

 

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://eurodic.echo.lu/cgi-bin/edicbin/EuroDicWWW.pl?page=expert >.

Hanelt Peter et al. , 2001, Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Hoerticultural Crops, Vol. xx. Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (Editors), First English Edition, Springer.

IPK Gatersleben, 2002, Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops. < http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/mansfeld/taxonomy/search_names-mf.htm >.

IPNI, 2003, International Plant Name Index. Online Database. < http://www.ipni.org/ >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Miyakawa Shuichi et al., 2002, Plants Names of Don Daeng - Thailand, in Thai, English & Latin. Grifu University - Agriculture Faculty. Japan. < http://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/~miya/Cover.htm >.

MPIC, 2000-2007, Pharm Database, MedPlant, Thai / English Names. < http://www.medplant.mahidol.ac.th/index.asp >.

Shrestha Keshab (Dr.), 1998, Dictionary of Nepalese Plant Names, Mandala Book Point, Kantipath, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Smitinand Tem, 2001, Thai Plant Names - Revised Edition by The Forest Herbarium - Royal Forest Department. Bangkok. Thailand.

U Kyaw Tun, U Pe Than, & staff of TIL., 2006, Myanmar Medicinal Plant Database (MMPDB). < http://www.tuninst.net/MyanMedPlants/TIL/FamD/Dioscoreaceae.htm >.

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?dioscorea (04 April 2007).

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

Xie Zongwa & Yu Youqin (Editors), 1996, Materia Medica, Chinese Terminology, Vol. 1, Renminweisheng Publishing House Beijing, China. (Latin with authority names and Chinese-simplified, text in Chinese).

 

Contributors to this page (Personal communication) : In progress.

 


Notes

The above task has been made very difficult due to the inconsistencies in the botanical nomenclature of Dioscorea. For example, to name just a few,  the species D. aculeata, D. opposita, D. sativa, D. triphylla etc. have been named by various authors disagreeing with each other. The common names based on those binomials alone without any regard to the authority names cannot be very reliable. In fact they are even less reliable than is usually the case. We welcome any feedback as no doubt many errors are currently included in the above records.



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