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''Dioscorea japonica'' (yamaimo, Japanese mountain yam) is a type of yam (''Dioscorea'') native to Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Korea, China (including Taiwan), and Assam.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔 ''Dioscorea japonica'' is used for food. ''Jinenjo'', also called wild yam is related variety of Japanese yam that is used as an ingredient in ''soba'' noodles. == Names == In Japanese, it is known as ''yamaimo'' (lit. mountain yam; kanji: 山芋 hiragana: やまいも). ''Jinenjyo'' (lit. wild yam; kanji: 自然薯; hiragana: じねんじょ) is another kind of ''Dioscorea japonica'', which is native to fields and mountains in Japan. In Chinese it is known as Rìběnshǔyù (lit. Japanese Yam; 日本薯蓣〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dioscorea japonica in Flora of China @ efloras.org: )〕) In Korean it is known as cham ma 참마, as well as dang ma 당마. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dioscorea japonica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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