Dioscorea

Summary

Dioscorea is a taxon^[1]. Dioscorea has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Dioscorea's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Dioscorea is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Dioscorea belongs to the parent taxon Dioscoreaceae^[5].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Dioscorea is Dioscorea^[6].
• Dioscorea is used for food^[7].
• Dioscorea is used for flour^[8].
• Dioscorea's Commons category is recorded as Dioscorea^[9].
• The taxonomic type of Dioscorea is Dioscorea sativa^[10].
• Dioscorea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dioscorea^[11].
• Dioscorea's Commons gallery is recorded as Dioscorea^[12].
• Dioscorea's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• Dioscorea's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)^[14].
• Dioscorea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3758^[15].
• Dioscorea's this taxon is source of is recorded as yam^[16].
• Dioscorea's this taxon is source of is recorded as diosgenin^[17].
• Dioscorea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'yam'}^[18].
• Dioscorea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '薯蓣属'}^[19].
• Dioscorea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '薯蓣属'}^[20].
• Dioscorea's different from is recorded as Kheiron^[21].
• Dioscorea's has fruit type is recorded as capsule^[22].
• Dioscorea's has fruit type is recorded as berry^[23].
• Dioscorea's water footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'Q57899268', 'amount': '+343'}^[24].

Body

Classification

Dioscorea's scientific name is Dioscorea^[6]. Dioscorea is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Dioscorea belongs to the parent taxon Dioscoreaceae^[5]. The taxonomic type of Dioscorea is Dioscorea sativa^[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'yam'}^[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '薯蓣属'}^[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '薯蓣属'}^[20].

Identifiers

Dioscorea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82692^[25]. Dioscorea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4672^[26]. Dioscorea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 33284^[27]. Dioscorea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2754367^[28]. Dioscorea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43366^[29].

Why It Matters

Dioscorea has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Dioscorea is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]