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Plant Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae)

Common Names
Air Potato, Potato Yam
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2,4,5,6-TETRAHYDROXYPHENANTHRENE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4,6,7-TETRAHYDROXY-9,10-DIHYDROPHENANTHRENE 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Rhizome not available 0.4 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Tuber 9000.0 31000.0 -1.32 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Rhizome 690.0 2379.0 -0.99 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Tuber 265000.0 914900.0 1.20 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome not available 8.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
D-SORBITOL 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-A 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-B 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-C 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-D 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-E 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-F 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-G 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBIN-H 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBINOSIDE-D 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSBULBINOSIDE-F 0 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN 7 Tuber not available 4500.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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