Serial no: 1760
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
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Chinese yam
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs
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Local name:
Chinese: 淮山 [huáishān]
Eng: Korean yam
Thai: มันดำ
Synonyms
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Family:
Dioscoreaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos
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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 |
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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
Photo credits:
References:
Watanabe, M. 2005. Yams (Shan-yao 山藥, Shu-yu 薯類). Food Plants of China. Chinese University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9789629962296.
Sagwansupyakorn, C. and Chantraprasong, C. Yam of Thailand Species: Importance and Utilization: http://www.istrc.org/images/Documents/Symposiums/Fifth/5th_symposium_proceedings_0026_213.pdf
Thapyai, C., Wilkin, P., Chayamarit, C. 2004. A rare endemic Thai yam redisovered: Dioscorea inopinata Prain & Burkill (Dioscoreaceae) and its affinities. Thai Forest Bulletine (Botany) 32:151-158. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1029.3575&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Sagwansupyakorn, C. and Chantraprasong, C. Yam of Thailand Species: Importance and Utilization: http://www.istrc.org/images/Documents/Symposiums/Fifth/5th_symposium_proceedings_0026_213.pdf
Thapyai, C., Wilkin, P., Chayamarit, C. 2004. A rare endemic Thai yam redisovered: Dioscorea inopinata Prain & Burkill (Dioscoreaceae) and its affinities. Thai Forest Bulletine (Botany) 32:151-158. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1029.3575&rep=rep1&type=pdf
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