Concept information
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Definition
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The genus Dioscorea is the type genus of the family Dioscoreaceae and is the largest genus within this family, with 644 known species. Many wild Dioscorea species are used as medicinal plants or as famine foods in Asia.
(en)Created: 2/27/23
Broader concept
- Dioscoreaceae (en)
Narrower concepts
- Dioscorea alata (en)
- Dioscorea bulbifera (en)
- Dioscorea cayenensis (en)
- Dioscorea communis (en)
- Dioscorea dumetorum (en)
- Dioscorea esculenta (en)
- Dioscorea hispida (en)
- Dioscorea japonica (en)
- Dioscorea nummularia (en)
- Dioscorea oppositifolia (en)
- Dioscorea pentaphylla (en)
- Dioscorea polystachya (en)
- Dioscorea rotundata (en)
- Dioscorea trifida (en)
Has pathogen
- Yam mosaic virus (en)
Has taxonomic rank
Is source of
- diosgenin (en)
Is used as
- root vegetables (en)
- vegetable crops (en)
Produces
- yams (en)
In other languages
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2002-12-12T00:00:00Z
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Arabic
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2002-12-12T00:00:00Z
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Chinese
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2003-03-27T00:00:00Z
Last modified: 2013-08-28T22:50:16Z
Notation: 2288
Czech
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2024-01-24T16:40:42Z
Notation: 2288
Danish
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2024-01-24T17:10:42Z
Notation: 2288
Dutch
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
English
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 1981-01-21T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
French
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2017-09-10T14:23:15Z
Last modified: 2017-09-11T11:55:54Z
Notation: 2288
Georgian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 1996-12-24T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
German
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Hindi
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2006-12-06T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Hungarian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2006-10-05T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Italian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2005-08-09T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Japanese
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2009-12-02T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Korean
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2005-12-16T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Lao
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
Notation: 2288
Latin
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2024-01-22T17:21:42Z
Notation: 2288
Norwegian Bokmål
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2007-04-20T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Persian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2006-12-19T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Polish
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 1998-08-04T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Portuguese
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2021-09-30T08:50:42Z
Notation: 2288
Portuguese (Brazil)
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2019-05-31T12:20:00.021+01:00
Notation: 2288
Romanian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2009-07-22T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Russian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2021-10-07T22:30:42Z
Notation: 2288
Serbian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2005-12-16T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Slovak
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 1981-01-23T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Spanish
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2021-07-05T19:30:42Z
Notation: 2288
Swahili
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2024-01-24T17:44:42Z
Notation: 2288
Swedish
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2005-08-19T00:00:00Z
Notation: 2288
Thai
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Notation: 2288
Turkish
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2019-03-25T15:48:00.021+01:00
Notation: 2288
Ukrainian
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2024-01-24T17:58:42Z
Notation: 2288
Vietnamese