Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea glabra
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 光叶薯蓣, 红山药, 苦山药, 莨菇
- Thai
- มันดง
Synonyms
- Dioscorea glabra var. longifolia Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea glabra var. vera Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea hongkongense Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea hongkongensis Uline ex R.Knuth
- Dioscorea nummularia Roxb.
- Dioscorea oryzetorum var. latifolia Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea oryzetorum var. mediifolia Prain & Burkill
- Dioscorea siamensis R.Knuth
Photos
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Japanese yamDioscorea japonicaDioscoreaceae
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- Wild yamDioscorea villosaDioscoreaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.