Serial no: 1757
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
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Purple yam
Dioscorea alata L.
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs
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Local name:
Eng: Greater yam, Ube, White yam
Thai: มันเสีย มันทู่ มันเลือดนก
Synonyms
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Dioscorea aculeata Wight
Dioscorea alata var. globosa (Roxb.) Prain
Dioscorea alata var. purpurea (Roxb.) A.Pouchet
Dioscorea alata var. tarri Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea alata var. vera Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb.
Dioscorea colocasiifolia Pax
Dioscorea eburina Lour.
Dioscorea eburnea Lour.
Dioscorea globosa Roxb.
Dioscorea javanica Queva
Dioscorea purpurea Roxb.
Dioscorea rubella Roxb.
Dioscorea sapinii De Wild.
Dioscorea vulgaris Miq.
Elephantodon eburnea (Lour.) Salisb.
Polynome alata (L.) Salisb.
Rajania flexuosa Bello, 1883
Dioscorea alata var. globosa (Roxb.) Prain
Dioscorea alata var. purpurea (Roxb.) A.Pouchet
Dioscorea alata var. tarri Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea alata var. vera Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb.
Dioscorea colocasiifolia Pax
Dioscorea eburina Lour.
Dioscorea eburnea Lour.
Dioscorea globosa Roxb.
Dioscorea javanica Queva
Dioscorea purpurea Roxb.
Dioscorea rubella Roxb.
Dioscorea sapinii De Wild.
Dioscorea vulgaris Miq.
Elephantodon eburnea (Lour.) Salisb.
Polynome alata (L.) Salisb.
Rajania flexuosa Bello, 1883
Family:
Dioscoreaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos
:
Northern Mekong Corridor
Landscape units
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness
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N/A
IUCN status
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N/A
Lao official status
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N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Medicine
Comments on use types:
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
| Nutrient | /100g | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Proteins | N/A | N/A |
| Carbohydrates | N/A | N/A |
| Fats | N/A | N/A |
| Vitamins | N/A | N/A |
| Minerals | N/A | N/A |
| Fibers | N/A | N/A |
References
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References:
Sheikh, N., Kumar, Y., Misra, A.K. & Pinokiyo, A. 2009. Status documentation of Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae) in Meghalaya: an approach towards food security. Pleione 3(1): 74-82.
Jayasurya, A.H.M. 1984. Systematic arrangement of the genus Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) in Indian Sub-continent, revised handbook to the Flora of Ceylon IX. Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, Richmond, U.K
Pandey, A.K. & Rout, S.D. 2006. Ethnobotanical used of Plants of Similipal Biosphere Reserve (Orissa). Ethnobotany 18: 102-106.
Malapa, R., Arnau, G., Noyer, J.L., Lebot, V. 2005. Genetic Diversity of the Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and Relatedness to D. nummularia Lam. and D. transversa Br. as Revealed with AFLP Markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 52 (7): 919–929.
Cruz, V.M.V., Altoveros, N.C., Mendioro, M.S., Ramirez, D.A. 1999. Geographical patterns of diversity in the Philippine edible yam collection. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter. 119: 7–11.
Jayasurya, A.H.M. 1984. Systematic arrangement of the genus Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) in Indian Sub-continent, revised handbook to the Flora of Ceylon IX. Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, Richmond, U.K
Pandey, A.K. & Rout, S.D. 2006. Ethnobotanical used of Plants of Similipal Biosphere Reserve (Orissa). Ethnobotany 18: 102-106.
Malapa, R., Arnau, G., Noyer, J.L., Lebot, V. 2005. Genetic Diversity of the Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and Relatedness to D. nummularia Lam. and D. transversa Br. as Revealed with AFLP Markers. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 52 (7): 919–929.
Cruz, V.M.V., Altoveros, N.C., Mendioro, M.S., Ramirez, D.A. 1999. Geographical patterns of diversity in the Philippine edible yam collection. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter. 119: 7–11.
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