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Dioscorea cayennensis Lam. subsp. rotundata (Poir.) J. Miège (in J. Hutchinson & J.M. Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr., ed. 2, 3(1): 153. 1968.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], ], Old World (native: tropical Africa), Common Names: Guinea yam (Jamaica), Ñame (Cuba), Ñame blanco (Puerto Rico), Ñame de Cuba (Cuba), Ñame de Guinea blanco (Puerto Rico), White yam (Jamaica), Synonyms: Dioscorea rotundata Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. Suppl. 3: 139. 1813.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. 2005. Vines and climbing plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 51: 1-483. 2). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 3). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 4). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 5). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 6). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 14 Oct 09 |