Serial no: 1762
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
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Aerial Yam
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs
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Local name:
Eng: air potato, air yam, aerial yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam
Thai: มันขมิ้น ว่านพระฉิม
Synonyms
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Helmia bulbifera (L.) Kunth
Polynome bulbifera (L.) Salisb.
Dioscorea tamifolia Salisb.
Dioscorea crispata Roxb.
Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb.
Dioscorea pulchella Roxb.
Dioscorea tenuiflora Schltdl.
Dioscorea latifolia Benth.
Dioscorea hoffa Cordem.
Dioscorea hofika Jum. & H.Perrier
Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev.
Dioscorea longipetiolata Baudon
Dioscorea rogersii Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea korrorensis R.Knuth
Dioscorea perrieri R.Knuth
Polynome bulbifera (L.) Salisb.
Dioscorea tamifolia Salisb.
Dioscorea crispata Roxb.
Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb.
Dioscorea pulchella Roxb.
Dioscorea tenuiflora Schltdl.
Dioscorea latifolia Benth.
Dioscorea hoffa Cordem.
Dioscorea hofika Jum. & H.Perrier
Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev.
Dioscorea longipetiolata Baudon
Dioscorea rogersii Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea korrorensis R.Knuth
Dioscorea perrieri R.Knuth
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
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References:
Hou, W. C., Lee, M. H., Chen, H. J., Liang, W. L., Han, C, H., Liu, Y. W. and Lin, Y. H. 2001.
Antioxidant activities of Dioscorin, the storage protein of Yam (Dioscorea batatas Decne) tube. J. A gric. Food Chem. 49: 4956-4960.
Boonyaratanakornkit, L. and Chantarateptawan, V. 1993. Identification and specification of
Khaao-Yen-Neua, Khaao-Yen-Tai. Thai J.Pharm. Sci. 17: 79-90
Maneenoon, K. 2009. A Study on the Genus Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae), a Major Food
Plant of Sakai Tribe at Banthad Range, Peninsular Thailand. Ph.D. Thesis, Prince of Songkla University. Songkhla: 149 pp.
Antioxidant activities of Dioscorin, the storage protein of Yam (Dioscorea batatas Decne) tube. J. A gric. Food Chem. 49: 4956-4960.
Boonyaratanakornkit, L. and Chantarateptawan, V. 1993. Identification and specification of
Khaao-Yen-Neua, Khaao-Yen-Tai. Thai J.Pharm. Sci. 17: 79-90
Maneenoon, K. 2009. A Study on the Genus Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae), a Major Food
Plant of Sakai Tribe at Banthad Range, Peninsular Thailand. Ph.D. Thesis, Prince of Songkla University. Songkhla: 149 pp.
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