Dioscorea oppositifolia

For the more widely cultivated yam (D. polystachya) often mislabeled D. oppositifolia or D. opposita, see Chinese yam.

Dioscorea oppositifolia is a type of yam (Dioscorea) native to Myanmar (Burma) and to the Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh).^[3][4][5][6]

Dioscorea oppositifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Synonyms[1]
Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill[2] Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill

Taxonomy

The plant previously called D. opposita is now considered to be the same species as D. oppositifolia.^[1] However Dioscorea polystachya is often incorrectly called Dioscorea opposita as well. Botanical works that point out that error may list, e.g., Dioscorea opposita auct. non Thunb. as a synonym of D. polystachya.^[7]

See also

• Dioscorea polystachya
• Dioscorea villosa
• Yam (vegetable)

References

1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, entry for Dioscorea oppositifolia". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
2. Tropicos.org, retrieved 3 February 2016
3. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
4. Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2006). "The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004". Makinoa. New series : bulletin of the Makino Botanical Garden 5: 1-102.
5. Samanta, A.K. (2006). "The genus Dioscorea L. in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas - a census". Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 555-563.
6. Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
7. "Dioscorea polystachya". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

External links

• Dioscorea batatas - Decne. (Plants For A Future)
• Dioscorea opposita (Australian New Crops)
• Dioscorea batatas (Australian New Crops)