| Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata | |
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| White yam | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | D. c. subsp. rotundata
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| Trinomial name | |
| Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata | |
Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata, commonly known as the white yam, West African yam,[1] Guinea yam, or white ñame, is a subspecies[2] of yam native to Africa. It is one of the most important cultivated yams.[3] Kokoro is one of its most important cultivars.
It is sometimes treated as separate species from Dioscorea cayenensis.[1]
- ^ a b Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.
- ^ The Plant List: Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata
- ^ USDA PLANTS profile for Dioscorea rotundata