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Latin NameCommon NameFamilySynonymsEdibility RatingMedicinal Rating
Dioscorea alataWater Yam, Purple yam, Greater yam, White yamDioscoreaceaeDioscorea atropurpurea Roxb. Dioscorea globosa Roxb. Dioscorea javanica Queva. Dioscorea purpurea Ro41
Dioscorea batatasChinese YamDioscoreaceaeD. polystachya Turcz. D. divaricata. D. opposita. Thunb.55
Dioscorea bulbiferaAerial Yam, Air PotatoDioscoreaceaeDioscorea crispata Roxb. Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb. Dioscorea latifolia Benth. Dioscorea oppositif42
Dioscorea cayennensisYellow Yam, Yellow Guinea yamDioscoreaceaeDioscorea colocasiifolia Dalz. Non Pax Dioscorea sativa Beatson.40
Dioscorea deltoideaYamDioscoreaceae 22
Dioscorea esculentaLesser Yam, Potato Yam, Chinese Yam, Wild YamDioscoreaceaeDioscorea aculeata L. Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb. Dioscorea papillaris Blanco Dioscorea papuana Warb40
Dioscorea japonicaGlutinous Yam, Japanese yamDioscoreaceae 42
Dioscorea kamoonensis Dioscoreaceae 21
Dioscorea tokoro Dioscoreaceae 22
Dioscorea trifidaCush Cush Yam, Sweet yamDioscoreaceaeDioscorea brasiliana Poir. Dioscorea braziliensis Willd.40
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