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Non-scientific name:

yam

6 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:
Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Mangifera indica Linnaeus Mangifera indica L. Mangifera indica L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L. Dioscorea alata L.
Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Dioscorea deltoidea Wallich ex Grisebach Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb.
Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Dioscorea persimilis Prain et Burkill Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f. rhizomes
Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997) Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Dioscorea oppositifolia L. Roots
Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd. Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Dioscorea polygonoides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Oryza sativa Linnaeus Oryza sativa L. Oryza sativa L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. var. batatas Ipomoea batatas var. batatas Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach

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

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aabo Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
aalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aam Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
aamba Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
aanp Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
alooka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
alu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amba Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ambe Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
an Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
apichu Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
aruwa Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
atapamirutakkoti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
attakattati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
attakattatikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
baalaraaksha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
batat Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
batata Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
batata-da-terra Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
batata-doce Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
batate Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bellagenasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhyakur Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bitter jessie Other Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
boniato Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bras Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
brazilian arrowroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
brihachhada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
buru Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
cakkaravallikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
camote Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
carkkarai valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
carkkaraikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
carkkaraivalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
carkkaraivallikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
carukkaraivalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
carukkaraivallikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cha Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
charukkarai valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chelagada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chhatrapatra Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chho Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chhosan Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chilagadadumpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chilagadam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chilakada dumpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chinese potato Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
chinese yam Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
cinikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cinkarakkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civappuccarukkaraivalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dha Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dhan Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
gajakarni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ganasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
geflügelter yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
genasoo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
genasu gadda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
genasu gedde Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
genasugadde Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gensugadde Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
genthi Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
genusu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
githa Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
goguma Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
goi Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
grande igname Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
greater yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
gune kauro Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
guyana arrowroot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
hakkar kand 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)
irattapintakam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jo Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kaasaalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanamgi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanda gadda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandagranthi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantakalukam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kapakalenga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappa-kelanga Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappa-kelengu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kare menasangi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kkumara Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kondro Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kukurakgentha Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kumara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumarakanpentir Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumarakanpentirkoti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumaranmanaivimulam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kumaranutamanaivimulan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuumara Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kyungwa Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lhma Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
madhurakkilannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madi-alum Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahapatra Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mana Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manakanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mango Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mankanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
matumulam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maturavallikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
merukan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
merukan kizhangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mi-tong-kar-la Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mirutavalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mirutavallikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mitaalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mitha alu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mitha-alu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mlda Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mohanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
name Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nankanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattuccarkkaraivalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattuvalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
neeru genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
otikilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
otikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
paddy plant Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
palivikkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papa dulce Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
patate douce Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
pavalaccarkkaraivalli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pavili Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pichhila Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pindalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pindaluh Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pinditaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pitacaratakkilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pitacaratam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktaluh Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratale Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rathaal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rathali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
reb Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
rhideme Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
rice Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
romashakandaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakharkand Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakkaraivallik-kizhangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakkareivelleikilangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakkarkand Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakkeri-vellei-kelangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sakki Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sarkarai valli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarkaraivalli-kilangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sarkkarakkilannu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
see gensasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seenikizhangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shakar-kand Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shakardand Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shakarkand Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shakarkandi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shing-tog Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
shānyào Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
sihi genasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sihigenasu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sthalapadma Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sthulakanda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
storjams Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sun Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
svadukandaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sweet potato Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sweet-potato Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
süßkartoffel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
tabena Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
taksai Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
taro Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tarul Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
temme Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ten-months yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
tentur Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
thella dumpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thenjo Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
time Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tuktuka Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
vallikilangu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
varatcempu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vattalaikkoti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vattalankilanku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vistirnaparna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wa Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
wasser yamswurzel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
water yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
white yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
wild yam Other Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
winged yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ya Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
zoete aardappel 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)
山药 Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
山薬 Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
山藥 Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)