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Taxon:  Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.



Summary
Genus:
Dioscorea
Family:
Dioscoreaceae
Nomen number:
14241
Place of publication:
Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 10(7):158. 1837
Verified:
03/24/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Dioscorea batatas Decne.
Dioscorea decaisneana Carrière
Invalid Designation(s)
Dioscorea opposita auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce Note: = Dioscorea batatas
  3. Babil, P. et al. 2013. Intra-specific ploidy variations in cultivated Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.). Trop. Agric. Developm. 57:101-107.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Dioscorea batatas
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Dioscorea batatas
  9. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 Note: = Dioscorea batatas
  10. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Dioscorea batatas
  11. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  14. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
Chinese yam –
Chinese-potato –
cinnamon-vine –
French
igname –
German
chinesische Yamswurzel –
Japanese Rōmaji
naga-imo –
Swedish
jams –
Transcribed Chinese
shan yao –
shu yu –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Shenge.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Shengn.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Shengs.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengn.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2Cultivated    cult. in temperate regions
4Naturalized    natzd. in temperate regions
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng (e.), Guangdong Sheng (n.), Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng (s.), Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng (n.), Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan
Cultivated (cult. in temperate regions)
Naturalized (natzd. in temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Dioscorea oppositifoliaAl-Shehbaz, I. A. & B. G. Schubert. 1989. The Dioscoreaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 70:73. Note: misapplied to Dioscorea batatas Decne.
Human foodstarchas Dioscorea batatasUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Human foodvegetableas Dioscorea batatasUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolkloreas Dioscorea oppositifoliaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed as Dioscorea batatasCampbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14241. Accessed 13 May 2025.