Dioscorea alata L. (Sp. Pl. 1033. 1753.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbuda, Dominica, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[ Santiago, Vieques], Virgin Islands (exotic) ( St. John, ) ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (exotic), Central America (exotic), South America (exotic), Old World (native: tropical Asia),
Common Names: Greater yam (Jamaica), Igname bombarde (Haiti), Igname caracol (Haiti), Igname francaise (Haiti), Ñame (Cuba), Ñame (Dominican Republic), Ñame amarillo (Cuba), Ñame amarillo (Dominican Republic), Ñame blanco (Cuba), Ñame blanco (Dominican Republic), Ñame bobo (Cuba), Ñame bombo (Cuba), Ñame cola de pato (Cuba), Ñame de agua (Puerto Rico), Ñame de Guinea (Cuba), Ñame de mina (Puerto Rico), Ñame de monte pujador (Dominican Republic), Ñame del monte jujador (Dominican Republic), Ñame morado (Cuba), Ñame negro (Cuba), Ñame pelado (Cuba), Ñame peludo (Cuba), Water Yam (Jamaica), Yam (Haiti), Yam blanco (Dominican Republic), Yame (Haiti), Yame blanco (Dominican Republic), Yame de gallina (Dominican Republic),
Synonyms: Rajania flexuosa Bello (Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 124. 1883.),
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