Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
Created: 2024-01-22T17:21:42Z
skos:notation: 2288
DEFINITION
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The genus Dioscorea is the type genus of the family Dioscoreaceae and is the largest genus within this family, with 644 known species. Many wild Dioscorea species are used as medicinal plants or as famine foods in Asia.
(en)Created: 2/27/23
BROADER CONCEPT
- Dioscoreaceae (nb)
NARROWER CONCEPTS
- Dioscorea alata (nb)
- Dioscorea bulbifera (nb)
- Dioscorea cayenensis (nb)
- Dioscorea communis (nb)
- Dioscorea dumetorum (nb)
- Dioscorea esculenta (nb)
- Dioscorea hispida (nb)
- Dioscorea japonica (nb)
- Dioscorea nummularia (nb)
- Dioscorea oppositifolia (nb)
- Dioscorea pentaphylla (nb)
- Dioscorea polystachya (nb)
- Dioscorea rotundata (nb)
- Dioscorea trifida (nb)
HAS PATHOGEN
- Yam mosaic virus (en)
HAS TAXONOMIC RANK
- genus (en)
IS SOURCE OF
- diosgenin (en)
IS USED AS
- rotgrønnsaker (nb)
- vegetable crops (en)
PRODUCES
- jams (nb)
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
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Arabic
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Chinese
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Czech
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Danish
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Dutch
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
English
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
French
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Georgian
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
German
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Hindi
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Hungarian
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Italian
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Japanese
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Korean
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Lao
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Latin
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Persian
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Polish
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Portuguese
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Portuguese (Brazil)
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Romanian
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Russian
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Serbian
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Slovak
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Spanish
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Swahili
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Swedish
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Thai
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Turkish
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Ukrainian
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Dioscorea
Created: 2019-02-12T12:52:32.021+01:00
skos:notation: 2288
Last modified: 2011-11-20T20:05:45Z
Vietnamese