Dioscorea alata

Summary

Dioscorea alata is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.043% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,690 views/month, #83 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dioscorea alata's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Dioscorea alata is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Dioscorea alata belongs to the parent taxon Dioscorea^[5].
• Dioscorea alata's scientific name is Dioscorea alata^[6].
• Dioscorea alata is used for fodder^[7].
• Dioscorea alata is used for food^[8].
• Dioscorea alata is used for vegetable^[9].
• Dioscorea alata is used for medicinal plant^[10].
• Dioscorea alata's Commons category is recorded as Dioscorea alata^[11].
• Dioscorea alata's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4^[12].
• Dioscorea alata's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)^[13].
• Dioscorea alata's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands^[14].
• Dioscorea alata's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14175^[15].
• Dioscorea alata's this taxon is source of is recorded as water yam^[16].
• Dioscorea alata's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. alata'}^[17].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'water yam'}^[18].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大薯'}^[19].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫薯'}^[20].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '田薯'}^[21].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '罐薯'}^[22].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': 'korean'}^[23].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '参薯'}^[24].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '云饼山药'}^[25].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '脚板薯'}^[26].
• Dioscorea alata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '大薯'}^[27].

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Classification

Dioscorea alata's scientific name is Dioscorea alata^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dioscorea^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'water yam'}^[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大薯'}^[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫薯'}^[20], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '田薯'}^[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '罐薯'}^[22], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': 'korean'}^[23].

Identifiers

Dioscorea alata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 161930^[28]. Dioscorea alata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55571^[29]. Dioscorea alata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1121207^[30]. Dioscorea alata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2754476^[31]. Dioscorea alata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43372^[32].

Why It Matters

Dioscorea alata ranks in the top 0.043% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,690 views/month, #83 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]