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Non-scientific name:

water yam

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

Accepted name
Dioscorea alata L.

5 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:
Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) Dioscorea alata Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Dioscorea alata L. 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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.

87 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "water yam":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
alukam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
goradu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
grande igname Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
greater yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Useful Pl. of Kongo C. Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
hennu genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
igname ailée Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
igname de chine Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
inhame Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
iyamkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
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)
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)
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)
purple yam Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
tabena Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ten-months yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
white yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
winged yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ñame blanco Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ñame de agua Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)