Plant Viruses Online   

Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Known susceptibilities of Dioscoreaceae

Species tested:

Dioscorea alata (syn. Dioscorea rubella)

Yam; Greater yam; Water yam; Winged yam; White yam; Guyana arrowroot; Ten-months yam; Name-de-Agua

Dioscorea batatas

Chinese yam; Cinnamon vine; Shan-yao

Dioscorea batatas f. typica

Chinese yam; Cinnamon vine; Shan-yao

Dioscorea bulbifera

Potato yam; Aerial yam; Bulbil-bearing yam; Air-potato

Dioscorea cayenensis

Yellow Guinea yam; Yellow yam; Twelve-months yam; Lagos yam

Dioscorea composita (syn. Dioscorea tepinapensis)

Barbasco

Dioscorea dumetorum (syn. Helmia dumetorum)

Bitter yam; Cluster yam; Trifoliate yam

Dioscorea floribunda

Dioscorea praehensilis

Bush yam; Forest yam

Dioscorea preussii

Dioscorea rotundata

White yam; White guinea yam; Guinea yam; Eboe yam

Dioscorea trifida

Cush-cush yam; Aja; Yampi; Mapuey; Cush-cush; Yampee

Tamus communis

Dioscorea alata

Synonyms:

Dioscorea rubella

Common names:

Yam; Greater yam; Water yam; Winged yam; White yam; Guyana arrowroot; Ten-months yam; Name-de-Agua

Susceptible to:
• Dioscorea alata potyvirus
• Dioscorea trifida (?) potyvirus
• Yam internal brown spot (?) badnavirus
• Yam mosaic potyvirus
Insusceptible to:
• Dioscorea latent (?) potexvirus

Dioscorea batatas

Common names:

Chinese yam; Cinnamon vine; Shan-yao

Susceptible to:
• Chinese yam necrotic mosaic (?) carlavirus

Dioscorea batatas f. typica

Common names:

Chinese yam; Cinnamon vine; Shan-yao

Susceptible to:
• Chinese yam necrotic mosaic (?) carlavirus

Dioscorea bulbifera

Common names:

Potato yam; Aerial yam; Bulbil-bearing yam; Air-potato

Susceptible to:
• Dioscorea latent (?) potexvirus

Dioscorea cayenensis

Common names:

Yellow Guinea yam; Yellow yam; Twelve-months yam; Lagos yam

Susceptible to:
• Dioscorea trifida (?) potyvirus
• Yam mosaic potyvirus

Dioscorea composita

Synonyms:

Dioscorea tepinapensis

Common names:

Barbasco

Susceptible to:
• Dioscorea latent (?) potexvirus
Insusceptible to:
• Yam mosaic potyvirus

Dioscorea dumetorum

Synonyms:

Helmia dumetorum

Common names:

Bitter yam; Cluster yam; Trifoliate yam

Susceptible to:
• Yam mosaic potyvirus

Dioscorea floribunda

Susceptible to:
• Dioscorea latent (?) potexvirus
Insusceptible to:
• Yam mosaic potyvirus

Dioscorea praehensilis

Common names:

Bush yam; Forest yam

Susceptible to:
• Yam mosaic potyvirus

Dioscorea preussii

Susceptible to:
• Yam mosaic potyvirus

Dioscorea rotundata

Common names:

White yam; White guinea yam; Guinea yam; Eboe yam

Susceptible to:
• Dioscorea green banding mosaic potyvirus
• Yam mosaic potyvirus

Dioscorea trifida

Common names:

Cush-cush yam; Aja; Yampi; Mapuey; Cush-cush; Yampee

Susceptible to:
• Dioscorea trifida (?) potyvirus

Tamus communis

Susceptible to:
• Tamus latent (?) potexvirus

Cite this publication as: Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). `Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20^th August 1996.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.