Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax [Dioscoreaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
african bitter yam	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
bitter yam	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. W Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983)
cluster yam	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. W Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
esuru	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
kiazi kikuu	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
ngamba	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
nsemi nsemi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
tevi hunton	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Tuber, leaves		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
roots	dry roots	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 7 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dioscorea buchholziana Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 333 (1886).
Dioscorea triphylla G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 316 (1850), nom. illeg.
Dioscorea triphylla var. abyssinica R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 136 (1924).
Dioscorea triphylla var. dumetorum (Kunth) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 132 (1924).
Dioscorea triphylla var. rotundata R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 136 (1924).
Dioscorea triphylla var. tomentosa Rendle in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 40 (1899).
Helmia dumetorum Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 436 (1850).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea dumetorum	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014) Med. Pl. Trop. W Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Dioscorea dumetorum Pax	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Dioscorea dumetorum Pax.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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