Dioscorea alata L.

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Names and sources

Name	Source
Dioscorea alata L.	International Plant Names Index (IPNI) Accepted

Synonym	Source
Dioscorea alata var. globosa (Roxb.) Prain Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea alata var. purpurea (Roxb.) H.F.Macmill. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea vulgaris Miq. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea rubella Roxb. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea sapinii De Wild. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Polynome alata (L.) Salisb. Homotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Elephantodon eburnea (Lour.) Salisb. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea globosa Roxb. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea eburina Lour. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea eburnea Lour. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea purpurea Roxb. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea javanica Queva Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea alata var. tarri Prain & Burkill Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea alata var. vera Prain & Burkill Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea atropurpurea Roxb. Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Dioscorea colocasiifolia Pax Heterotypic_Synonym	International Plant Names Index (IPNI)

Classification

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Dioscorea

species

Dioscorea alata

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