Dioscorea deltoidea

Dioscorea deltoidea
	Inflorescence
	Twining habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. deltoidea
Binomial name
	Dioscorea deltoidea; Wall. ex Griseb.
Synonyms
	Tamus nepalensis Jacquem. ex Prain & Burkill;

Dioscorea deltoidea, the Nepal yam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae. Its native range is the Himalayas through to south-central China and mainland Southeast Asia.^[1]^[2] Its tubers contain diosgenin and are harvested by local peoples as a treatment for a variety of conditions, including gastrointestinal disorders and intestinal worms.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ Qureshi, Tabish. "Nepal Yam". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ Semwal, Prabhakar; Painuli, Sakshi; Cruz-Martins, Natália (2021). "Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb: A review of traditional uses, bioactive compounds and biological activities". Food Bioscience. 41: 100969. doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2021.100969.

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[317890-1-1] "Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[2] Qureshi, Tabish. "Nepal Yam". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[1_of_2900_Google_Scholar_Hits-3] Semwal, Prabhakar; Painuli, Sakshi; Cruz-Martins, Natália (2021). "Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb: A review of traditional uses, bioactive compounds and biological activities". Food Bioscience. 41: 100969. doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2021.100969.

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