Common name
Mandarin: 五叶薯蓣 (wu ye shu yu)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Dioscoreales (13)
Family: Dioscoreaceae (13)(family description)
Genus: Dioscorea (11)
Epithet: pentaphylla L. (1)
Synonyms: Botryosicyos pentaphyllus (L.) Hochst., Dioscorea changjiangensis F.W.Xing & Z.X.Li, Dioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamik., Dioscorea digitata Mill., Dioscorea globifera R.Knuth, Dioscorea jacquemontii Hook.f., Dioscorea kleiniana Kunth, Dioscorea spinosa Burm., Dioscorea triphylla L., Hamatris triphylla (L.) Salisb., Ubium quadrifarium J.F.Gmel., Ubium scandens J.St.-Hil.
changjiangensis => from Changjiang Li, county in Hainan, the Peoples Republic of China
digitata => fingered, with fingers (of leaves as that of the Horse-Chestnut)
globifera => carrying spheres (e.g. globular heads of flowers)
jacquemontii => in honor of Victor Vincelas Jacquemont (1801-1832), French botanist and geologist
kleiniana => in honor of Jakob Theodor Klein (1685–1759), German botanist
pentaphylla => five-leaved
pentaphyllus => five-leaved
quadrifarium => in four parts or ranks
scandens => climbing
spinosa => having spines or thorns
triphylla => three-leaved or with a perianth consisting of three distinct leaves
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: liana
Flower colour: green, white
External links
Check for Dioscorea pentaphylla at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1198] Dioscorea - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database