''Dioscorea floribunda'', the medicinal yam or mule's-hoof, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is found from central Mexico to northern Central America. It is grown commercially for its

diosgenin Diosgenin, a phytosteroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of '' Dioscorea'' wild yam species, such as the Kokoro. It is also present in smaller amounts in a num ...

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floribunda Medicinal plants of Central America Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Central Mexico Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Guatemala Flora of Belize Flora of El Salvador Flora of Honduras Plants described in 1842 Taxa named by Henri Guillaume Galeotti Taxa named by Martin Martens {{medicinal-plant-stub