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Dioscorea praehensilis

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Dioscorea praehensilis

Summary

Dioscorea praehensilis is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Dioscorea praehensilis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis is classified within Dioscorea[6].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis's scientific name is Dioscorea praehensilis[7].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[9].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14242[10].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. praehensilis'}[11].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bush yam'}[12].
  • Dioscorea praehensilis's taxon range is recorded as Gabon[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Dioscorea praehensilis is Dioscorea praehensilis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Dioscorea[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bush yam'}[12].

Identifiers

Dioscorea praehensilis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 467948[14]. Dioscorea praehensilis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 55576[15]. Dioscorea praehensilis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1120777[16]. Dioscorea praehensilis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2754460[17]. Dioscorea praehensilis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506495[18].

Why It Matters

Dioscorea praehensilis has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Gabon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · HsfBot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Parent taxon → Dioscorea
    Taxon rank → species
    Has use → medicinal plant
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Add Indonesian Wikipedia sitelink: [[id:Dioscorea praehensilis]]"
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