Dioscorea alata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1033. 1753.

"Habitat in Indiis." RCN: 7456.

Lectotype (Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 3: 506. 1979): Herb. Linn. No. 1184.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Dioscorea alata L. ( Dioscoreaceae).