The Plant List — A working list for all plant species

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You should refer instead to the current version of The Plant List.

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5 plant name records match your search criteria Dioscorea alata. The results are below.

• Genus Dioscorea is in the family Dioscoreaceae.

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Dioscorea alata L.	Accepted		WCSP
Dioscorea alata var. globosa (Roxb.) Prain	Synonym		WCSP
Dioscorea alata var. purpurea (Roxb.) A. Pouchet	Synonym		TRO
Dioscorea alata var. tarri Prain & Burkill	Synonym		WCSP
Dioscorea alata var. vera Prain & Burkill	Synonym		WCSP