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Lesser Yam

Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea esculenta
Recognized by ECOCROP
Dioscorea esculenta (Loureiro) Burkill
Recognized by eFloras
Dioscorea esculenta subsp. spinosa (Lour.) Burkill
Subspecies recognized by GBIF classification
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata
Recognized by NCBI
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa
Recognized by NCBI
Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth
Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
Dioscorea esculenta subsp. spinosa (J. Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill) R. Knuth
Subspecies recognized by iNaturalist
Dioscorea fasciculata
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Dioscorea tiliifolia
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Oncus esculentus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Dioscorea aculeata Roxb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea aculeata var. spinosa (Prain) Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea esculenta var. fulvidotomentosa R. Knuth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Prain) R. Knuth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliifolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea fasciculata var. spinosa Prain
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea papillaris Blanco
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea papuana Warb.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea spinosa Roxb. ex Hook. fil.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea tugui Blanco
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Oncorhiza esculentus (Lour.) Pers.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Oncus esculentus Lour.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dioscorea aculeata Roxb.
Dioscorea aculeata var. spinosa (Prain) Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill
Authority according to NCBI
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea esculenta var. fulvidotomentosa R. Knuth
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Prain) R. Knuth
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Roxburgh ex Prain & Burkill) R. Knuth
Authority according to NCBI
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliifolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet
Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb.
Dioscorea fasciculata var. spinosa Prain
Dioscorea papillaris Blanco
Dioscorea papuana Warb.
Dioscorea spinosa Roxb. ex Hook. fil.
Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth
Dioscorea tugui Blanco
Oncorhiza esculentus (Lour.) Pers.
Oncus esculentus Lour.
Dioscorea aculeata Roxb.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea aculeata Roxb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea aculeata var. spinosa (Prain) Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea aculeata var. spinosa (Prain) Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea esculenta var. esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea esculenta var. fasciculata (Roxb.) Prain & Burkill
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea esculenta var. fulvidotomentosa R. Knuth
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea esculenta var. fulvidotomentosa R. Knuth
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Prain) R. Knuth
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea esculenta var. spinosa (Prain) R. Knuth
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliaefolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliifolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea esculenta var. tiliifolia (Kunth) Fosberg & Sachet
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea fasciculata var. spinosa Prain
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea fasciculata var. spinosa Prain
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea papillaris Blanco
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea papillaris Blanco
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea papuana Warb.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea papuana Warb.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea spinosa Roxb. ex Hook. fil.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea spinosa Roxb. ex Hook. fil.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Dioscorea tugui Blanco
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Dioscorea tugui Blanco
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Oncorhiza esculentus (Lour.) Pers.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Oncorhiza esculentus (Lour.) Pers.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Oncus esculentus Lour.
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Oncus esculentus Lour.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

lesser yam preferred

Arabic

ديسقوريا مغذية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

刺薯蕷 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

smldinec zelný preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Pikkujamssi preferred
Recognized by admin

German

Asiatischer Yams preferred
Recognized by admin

Hindi

सुथनी preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Gembili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

トゲドコロ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Javanese

Gembili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kapampangan

Tugi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Ubi torak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

നനകിഴങ്ങ് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

มันมือเสือ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tongan

ʻUfilei preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Khoai từ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ديسقوريا مغذيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

甘薯 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
甜薯
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

甘薯 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

甘薯 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

甘薯 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
523 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea Plum. ex L.
532 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
523 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
523 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea Plum. ex L.
581 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Magnoliopsida
Mesangiospermae
Liliopsida
Petrosaviidae
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
128 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Lilianae
Liliales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
738 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Lilianae
Liliales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
Dioscorea fasciculata (this page)
738 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliidae
Lilianae
Liliales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
Dioscorea tiliifolia (this page)
738 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.