Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J.Miège [Dioscoreaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.
Infraspecies:: Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. cayenensis

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
guinea white yam	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dioscorea rotundata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 139 (1813).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea cayennensis Lam. subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miege	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Dioscorea rotunda	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)

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