| Standard name | Dioscorea villosa |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Standard abbr. | Dios. |
| Other abbr. | |
| Scientific name | Dioscorea villosa L. |
| Other scientific names | Merione villosa (L.) Salisb.; Dioscorea quinata Walter; Dioscorea sativa L.; Dioscorea paniculata Michx.; Dioscorea glauca Muhl. ex L.C.Beck; Dioscorea longifolia Raf.; Dioscorea cliffortiana Lam.; Dioscorea waltheri Desf.; Dioscorea quaternata Walter; Dioscorea pruinosa Kunth; Dioscorea hexaphylla Raf.; Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett; Dioscorea lloydiana E.H.L.Krause; Dioscorea megaptera Raf.; Dioscorea repanda Raf. |
| Common names | Wild yam |
| Substance description | Tincture of fresh root, or trituration of resinoid, Dioscorein. |
| Distinctness | VARIANTS (1. Root; 2. Resinoid) |
| Classification | Organism – Plantae – Magnoliophyta – Liliopsida – Dioscoreales – Dioscoreaceae – Dioscorea |
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