Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f. [Dioscoreaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
benegyan-suhambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
củ mài	Other	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
naagar-kanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vaaraahi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
veunti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yam	Other	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rhizomes		Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
Root		Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 4: 454 (1908).
Dioscorea persimilis var. pubescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang Acta Phytotax. Sin. 20: 205 (1982).
Dioscorea persimilis var. wukangensis Hand.-Mazz. Symb. Sin. 7: 1241 (1936).
Dioscorea raishaensis Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 10: 44 (1921).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook. f.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burk.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Dioscorea persimilis Prain et Burk.	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Dioscorea persimilis Prain et Burkill	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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