Dioscorea floribunda

Dioscorea floribunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. floribunda
Binomial name
	Dioscorea floribunda; M.Martens & Galeotti
Synonyms
	Dioscorea barclayi R.Knuth

Dioscorea floribunda, the medicinal yam or mule's-hoof, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae.^[2] It is found from central Mexico to northern Central America.^[1] It is grown commercially for its diosgenin content.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "Dioscorea floribunda (DIUFL)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ Singh, A.; Singh, M.; Singh, D. V. (1986). "The successful use of intercropping for weed management in medicinal yam (Dioscorea floribunda mart and gal)". Tropical Pest Management. 32 (2): 105–107. doi:10.1080/09670878609371040.
^ Nazir, Romaan; Kumar, Vijay; Gupta, Suphala; Dwivedi, Padmanabh; Pandey, Devendra Kumar; Dey, Abhijit (2021). "Biotechnological strategies for the sustainable production of diosgenin from Dioscorea spp". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105 (2): 569–585. doi:10.1007/s00253-020-11055-3. PMID 33404834. S2CID 230783992.

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[317970-1-1] "Dioscorea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[DIUFL-2] "Dioscorea floribunda (DIUFL)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[3] Singh, A.; Singh, M.; Singh, D. V. (1986). "The successful use of intercropping for weed management in medicinal yam (Dioscorea floribunda mart and gal)". Tropical Pest Management. 32 (2): 105–107. doi:10.1080/09670878609371040.

[4] Nazir, Romaan; Kumar, Vijay; Gupta, Suphala; Dwivedi, Padmanabh; Pandey, Devendra Kumar; Dey, Abhijit (2021). "Biotechnological strategies for the sustainable production of diosgenin from Dioscorea spp". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 105 (2): 569–585. doi:10.1007/s00253-020-11055-3. PMID 33404834. S2CID 230783992.

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