Dioscorea rotundata
The scientific name for yam plants is Dioscorea.
The scientific name for coco-yam is Colocasia esculenta.
Dioscorea rotunda, is the scientific name for the "white yam", and Dioscorea cayenensis, is the "yellow yam."
The scientific name is Dioscorea alata. Of the family Dioscoreaceae.Yam is the common name for the Greater Yam, Asiatic Yam, White Yam, Winged Yam and Water Yam. Sweet potatoes are often called sweet yams, but they are not yams.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Dioscorea batatas.
The esser yam is a tropical climbing plant which have the bulb containing starch. It is cultivated for food by the locals. It scientific name is Dioscorea esculenta.
There are seven different species of yam which are cultivated in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Oceania. They are all members of the Dioscoreaceae family. Keep in mind that this is the true yam, which does NOT include the sweet potato-type vegetable produced in the US for North American consumption. Those are a completely different plant.
Yam Laranas's birth name is William Laranas.
The origin of the name "yam yam" is not definitively known, but it is believed to be a colloquial term used in some regions to refer to someone who enjoys eating or has a strong appetite.
Yam is a vegetable. It is a other name for sweet potato.
yam capping is the name given to the covering part of the root.
yam capping is the name given to the covering part of the root.