Dioscorea floribunda

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Dioscorea floribunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. floribunda
Binomial name
Dioscorea floribunda
Synonyms[1]

Dioscorea barclayi R.Knuth

Dioscorea floribunda, the medicinal yam or mule's-hoof, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae.[2] It is found from central Mexico to northern Central America.[1] It is grown commercially for its diosgenin content.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Dioscorea floribunda (DIUFL)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ Singh, A.; Singh, M.; Singh, D. V. (1986). "The successful use of intercropping for weed management in medicinal yam (Dioscorea floribunda mart and gal)". Tropical Pest Management. 32 (2): 105–107. doi:10.1080/09670878609371040.
  4. ^ Nazir, Romaan; Kumar, Vijay; Gupta, Suphala; Dwivedi, Padmanabh; Pandey, Devendra Kumar; Dey, Abhijit (2021). "Biotechnological strategies for the sustainable production of diosgenin from Dioscorea spp". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105 (2): 569–585. doi:10.1007/s00253-020-11055-3. PMID 33404834. S2CID 230783992.


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