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Non-scientific name:

greater yam

1 Accepted name(s) for "greater yam":

Accepted name
Dioscorea alata L.

4 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Dioscorea alata Linn. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Dioscorea alata Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.

92 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "greater yam":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aaluka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
alukam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asiatic yam Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chinem Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chipari-aalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chupri alu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daeshavaali pendalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dandaanu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dandalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dappa genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dukka pendalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gadimidondapendalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gadimidondapendalamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gadinidonda pendalamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
geflügelter yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
goradu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
grande igname Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
guna pendalamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gunapendalamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
guyana arrow-root Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
guyana arrowroot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hennu genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
igname ailée Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
igname de chine Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
inhame Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
iyamkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaashthaaluka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaccil Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacil Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kada kanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kada-kanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappa-kavali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappan kaccil Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasthaluka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kathaalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
katsjikelengu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katsjil-kelengu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavathu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavattu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavili-gadda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kayavalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kayvalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khamalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khanphal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kikwa kimansunga Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mansungu Other Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mudigenasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullu valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullu valli kilangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullu-valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naarathega Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelavupandalum Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
niluvapendalamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
niluvu pendalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
niluvupendalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
noorele genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurele genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pendalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pendalamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perum-valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perumvalli kizhangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
perumvallikilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peruvallikkilannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peruvallikkizhannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pindaalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pindalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktaluka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shigenasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
siru-valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
siruvalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
storjams Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tabena Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ten-months yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
thoona genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thunagenasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
true asiatic yam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuna genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tuna-genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tunakereng Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vettilai-valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
visha kanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wasser yamswurzel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
water yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
white yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild yam Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
winged yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
yadduthoka dumpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ñame blanco Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ñame de agua Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)