Botanical record
Dioscorea cayenensis
Dioscorea cayenensis is recorded under 3 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo.
- Accepted botanical name
- Dioscorea cayenensis
- Names as published
- Dioscoreae cayennensis
- Common English
- White yam
- Parts reported
- tubers
- GBIF taxonomy
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Local names recorded for Dioscorea cayenensis
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ako Isu | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 37 |
| Doya | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 37 |
| Ji-ocha | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 37 |