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Dioscorea
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Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It was named by the monk Charles Plumier after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides.
Dioscorea is a large group of over 600 plant species found in tropical and warm regions around the world, belonging to the flowering plant family Dioscoreaceae. The genus was named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides by a monk named Charles Plumier.
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Dioscorea
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderDioscoreales
- FamilyDioscoreaceae
薯蓣属（学名：Dioscorea）是薯蓣目薯蓣科下的一个属，为攀援植物。该属共有600种以上[1]，分布于热带和亚热带地区。[2] 分类 本属拥有超过600个物种，部分物种如下： 参薯 Dioscorea alata L. 蜀葵叶薯蓣 Dioscorea althaeoides R.Knuth Dioscorea altissima Lam. 三叶薯蓣 Dioscorea arachidna Prain et Burkill 丽叶薯蓣 Dioscorea aspersa Prain et Burkill Dioscorea balcanica Kosanin 板砖薯蓣 Dioscorea banzhuana C.P'ei & C.T.Ting Dioscorea belophylla Voigt ex Haines 田箐 Dioscorea benthamii Prain & Burkill - 大青薯 尖头果薯蓣 Dioscorea bicolor Prain & Burkill 异叶薯蓣 Dioscorea biformifolia C.P'ei & C.T.Ting Dioscorea birmanica Prain & Burkill 黃獨 Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky Dioscorea cayenensis 山葛薯 Dioscorea chingii Prain & Burkill 薯莨 Dioscorea cirrhosa Lour. 裏白葉薯榔 Dioscorea cirrhosa var. cirrhosa Lour. 异块茎薯莨 Dioscorea cirrhosa var. cylindrica C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang 掌叶薯 Dioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamikoti 南华薯蓣 Dioscorea collettii Hook.f. - 叉蕊薯蓣 粉背薯蓣 Dioscorea collettii var. hypoglauca (Palibin) Pei & C.T.Ting Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin 兰屿田薯 Dioscorea cumingii Prain & Burkill 多毛叶薯蓣 Dioscorea decipiens Hook.f. 滇薯 Dioscorea decipiens var. glabrescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang 高山薯蓣 Dioscorea delavayi Franch. 三角叶薯蓣 Dioscorea deltoidea
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Research
2,351 papers- Dioscorea spp.: Bioactive Compounds and Potential for the Treatment of Inflammatory and Metabolic Diseases.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Wang Z, Zhao S, Tao S et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062878
- Dioscorea spp.: Comprehensive Review of Antioxidant Properties and Their Relation to Phytochemicals and Health Benefits.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Adomėnienė A, Venskutonis PRDOI: 10.3390/molecules27082530
- The genus Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae), a review of traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicity.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2024Wang Y, Yu D, Zhu S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118069
- A Review of Viruses Infecting Yam (Dioscorea spp.).ReviewViruses · 2022Luo GF, Podolyan A, Kidanemariam DB et al.DOI: 10.3390/v14040662
- Prospects of yam (Dioscorea) polysaccharides: Structural features, bioactivities and applications.ReviewFood chemistry · 2024Zhang L, Wang S, Zhang W et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138897
- Dioscorea Villosa (Wild Yam) Root Extract.International journal of toxicology · 2023Raj PS, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV et al.DOI: 10.1177/10915818231204230
- Could consumption of yam (Dioscorea) or its extract be beneficial in controlling glycaemia: a systematic review.The British journal of nutrition · 2022Alharazi WZ, McGowen A, Rose P et al.DOI: 10.1017/S0007114521003706
- Anticancer effects and mechanisms of genus Dioscorea: A review.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2025Liu L, Bao Y, Chen Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2025.157328
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Dioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It was named by the monk Charles Plumier after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides.
== Description == They are tuberous herbaceous perennial lianas, growing to or more tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, mostly broad heart-shaped. The flowers are individually inconspicuous, greenish-yellow, with six petals; they are mostly dioecious, with separate male and female plants, though a few species are monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same plant. The fruit is a capsule in most species, a soft berry in a few species.
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