Serial no: 1764
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ມັນອ້ອນພ່ວງ
Asiatic yam
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:
Eng: Lesser Yam Thai: มันมือเสือ
Synonyms :
Dioscorea aculeata L.
Dioscorea aculeata Roxb.
Dioscorea aculeata var. spinosa (Prain) Roxb.
Dioscorea aculeata var. spinosa (Prain) Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea esculenta var. esculenta
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) R.Knuth
Dioscorea esculenta var. fulvidotomentosa R.Knuth
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Prain) R.Knuth
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliaefolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliifolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet
Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb.
Dioscorea fasciculata var. spinosa Prain
Dioscorea papillaris Blanco
Dioscorea papuana Warb.
Dioscorea sativa Willd.
Dioscorea sativa Willd. ex Kunth, 1850
Dioscorea spinosa Roxb.
Dioscorea spinosa Roxb. ex Hook.f.
Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth
Dioscorea tugui Blanco
Oncorhiza esculentus (Lour.) Pers.
Oncus esculentus Lour.
Family:
Dioscoreaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
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Endemism in Laos:
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Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
N/A
Lao official status :
N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Comments on use types:
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
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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
Photo credits:
References:
T. Yoshitaka and V. K.Nguyen 2007. Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden. Thailand: Orchid Press. p. 74.
Martin, F.W. 1974. Dioscorea esculenta. In: Martin, F.W., Sadik, S. & Degras, L. (Editors): Tropical yams and their potential. Part 1. Agriculture Handbook No 457. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., United States. 18 pp.
Nilofer Sheikh, Yogendra Kumar, A.K. Misra, Athokpam Pinokiyo. 2009. Status documentation of Dioscorea L.(Dioscoreaceae) in Meghalaya: an approach towards food security. Pleione 3(1): 74 - 82.
Sanjeet Kumar, Gitishree Das, Han-Seung Shin and Jayanta Kumar Patra. 2017. Dioscorea spp. (A Wild Edible Tuber): A Study on Its Ethnopharmacological Potential and Traditional Use by the Local People of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, India. Front. Pharmacol., 14 February 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2017.00052
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