Serial no: 3081
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ກະເບົາຫົວ
Dye-yam

Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour.


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vines

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Local name:
ລາວ: ກະເບົາຫົວ,​ ກະເບົາເລືອດ, ຫົວຕ່ອມເລືອດ ແລະ ຫົວເບົາ. ຈີນ: 薯莨 ຫວຽດນາມ: Củ nâu, Củ nầng, Dây tẽn, Plé ແລະ Đâu En: Dye-yam, dyeing yam, dye-root

Synonyms :
Dioscorea angusta R.Knuth
Dioscorea bonnetii A.Chev.
Dioscorea camphorifolia Uline ex R.Knuth
Dioscorea cirrhosa var. cylindrica C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang
Dioscorea intempestiva Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea matsudae Hayata
Dioscorea rhipogonoides Oliv.
Strophis cirrhosa (Lour.) Salisb.
Smilax petiolatumida B.R.Moore, Narkkong, Th.Moore & Lutat

Family:
Dioscoreaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
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Endemism in Laos:
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IUCN status :
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Lao official status :
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Use
Use types:
Medicine

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Domestication:
N/A

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Management:
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Value chains:
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Nutrition
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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
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References:
Obidiegwu, J.E., Lyons, J.B., Chilaka, C.A. (2020). The Dioscorea Genus (Yam)—An Appraisal of Nutritional and Therapeutic Potentials. Foods, 9: 1304.
Wilkin, P., Schols, P., Chase, M.W., Chayamarit, K., Furness, C.A., Huysmans, S., Rakotonasolo, F., Smets, E., Thapyai, Ch. (2005). A Plastid Gene Phylogeny of the Yam Genus, Dioscorea: Roots, Fruits and Madagascar. Systematic Botany, 30(4): 736–749.
Schols, P., Furness, C.A., Wilkin, P., Fls, E.S., Cielen, V., Huysmans, S. (2003). Pollen morphology of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae) and its relation to systematics. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 143, 375–390.

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