Accession Data:
Dioscorea alata L.
- Common Name: Yam, Red Yam, Dagu
- Family: Dioscoreaceae R. Br.
- Country of Origin: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia
- Habitat: tuberous herb, often climbing into trees
- Description: The red yam is a high-climbing vine with opposite, heart-shaped leaves and a thick, edible underground tuber. The stems are square and winged. The leaf axils often bear small aerial tubers. Male and female flowers occur separately on the branches
- Uses: Edible: This cultivated yam is a popular food item. It is usually boiled and then peeled. The taste is sweet and starchy.
Medicinal: Studies have shown notable Antioxidant Activity, Anti-Fenton Reaction Activity / Copper-chelating and absorbing capability, Bowel function benefits, GI function / Antioxidant, Estrogenic activity, Dioscorin / Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition / Antihypertensive, Cholesterol lowering, Cytokine-Mimetic property,Disocorin / Cytokine Expression / TLR4-Signaling Pathway, Estrogenic effect in menopausal women, Bone-Protective Effect, Hypo-Triglyceridemic Effect, Renal Protective / Hepatoprotective effects.
From Philippine Alternative Medicine
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- Culture: It is planted at the base of a tree or amidst a network of poles so that it can climb when growing.
- USDA Zone: 11-12
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200000004
- Source: Silander
- Accession Date: 01-10-2000
- Bench: 3206 - DORMANT:South
- Currently: active - needs attention
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-03-2018
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Dioscoreales
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- Family: Dioscoreaceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- Medicinal Plants
- Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries
- Edible Plants
- Root Vegetables - Tubers
- EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
- Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Nansei-shoto / Taiwan / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Nepal / Cambodia / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / Christmas I. / Bismarck Archipelago / New Guinea /
References (external):
- University of Guam Website - last visited 10/02/01
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 25 March 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 25 March 2015.
data regenerated on Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:49:17 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Dioscoreaceae
- Dioscorea alata
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- Dioscorea dodecaneura
- Dioscorea elephantipes
- Dioscorea sylvatica
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