Yellow guinea yam
Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.
Names
| English | Yellow guinea yam |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | 几内亚薯蓣 |
| Scientific name | Dioscorea cayenensis Lam. |
About this species
Dioscorea cayenensis is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea that is a widely consumed West African domesticated crop. Dioscorea rotundata is sometimes treated as a subspecies, and sometimes also as a separate species. Common names include Guinea yam, yellow yam, and yellow Guinea yam.
It may be a triploid hybrid between the cultivated D. rotundata and the wild D. burkilliana.
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Dioscorea cayennensis es una especie de ñame del género Dioscorea. Es una de las especies cultivadas más antiguas de África occidental. Fue introducido en América a través del tráfico de esclavos. Es considerada nativa en Senegal, Etiopía, Uganda, Gabón, Congo, Costa de Marfil, Nigeria, Ghana, Benín, Togo y Camerún. A pesar de su cultivo se le considera una enredadera semi-silvestre en Etiopía. Está presente además en África central y oriental, el Caribe, América Central, Sudamérica y Oceanía.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Dioscoreales |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus | Dioscorea |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini6
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
