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Non-scientific name:

yam bean

2 Accepted name(s) for "yam bean":

Accepted name
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms

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:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Pachyrhizus erosus (Linn.) Urban. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Pachyrrhizus erosus Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. root tuber, tuberous root
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Pachyrrhizus erosus Urban. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. seeds
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pachyrrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Sphenostylis stenocarpa (A.Rich.)Harms Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms

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

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
african yam bean Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
akitereku Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
bangkowang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bengkowang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bengkuang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bengkuwang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
besusu Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
dì guā Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
dì luó bǔ Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
dòu shǔ Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
girigiri Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
gé guā Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
haricot grimpant Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
haricot igname Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
igname haricot Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jicama Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kotonosu Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kulege Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
liáng guā Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
liáng shǔ Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
man-kaeo Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mengkuwang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mexican turnip Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
okpo dudu Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pois batate Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
pomme de terre du mossi Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
potato-bean Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sankalu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sengkuang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sengkuwang Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sese Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
sfenostilo Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
shā gé Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
singkong Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
sinkamas Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
wayaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild yam bean Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yam pea Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yam-bean Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
yoka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
凉瓜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
凉薯 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
地瓜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
地萝卜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
沙葛 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
葛瓜 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
豆薯 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)