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Dioscoreales are a small but systematically and economically
significant order of monocotyledons. The most diverse and important
member is the yam genus, Dioscorea L., a source of dietary starch
at macroeconomic to rural community levels. Other species of
Dioscorea provided the chemical basis of corticosteroid drugs and
oral contraceptives. Ally families comprise the unusual, largely
achlorophyllous (heteromycotrophic) Burmanniaceae and the
relatively unspecialised Nartheciaceae. The World Checklist of
Dioscoreales lists all validly published names of yams and their
allies, providing the source of their publication and indication of
which names are currently accepted and which are synonyms, making
it a standard nomenclatural reference for further research into
this important family. The World Checklist of Dioscoreales: .Lists
all names ever published .Lists all accepted species with their
geographical distribution .Indicates full synonymy .Provides a
single source guide to the correct names of all yams and their
allies .Provides an invaluable reference for applied yam
researchers, e.g. pathologists, geneticists, plant breeders,
conservationists, foresters, ethnobotanists, ethnoarchaeologists
and anthropologists
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