Dioscorea composita, or barbasco, is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea, native to Mexico. It is notable for its role in the production of diosgenin... 3 KB (296 words) - 15:11, 14 September 2023 |
 | T.Ting Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin Dioscorea commutata R.Knuth Dioscorea comorensis R.Knuth Dioscorea composita Hemsl. Dioscorea contracta... 49 KB (4,031 words) - 21:12, 12 May 2024 |
 | mexicana at Syntex. Later the Mexican barbasco trade focused instead on Dioscorea composita instead, as this variety has a higher diosgenin content. "World Checklist... 4 KB (438 words) - 18:06, 8 December 2023 |
| the trade of the diosgenin-rich yam species Dioscorea mexicana, Dioscorea floribunda and Dioscorea composita which emerged in Mexico in the 1950s as part... 7 KB (966 words) - 00:47, 20 February 2024 |
evergreen. One of several inedible wild Mexican yam (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) from which progesterone can be synthesized. This page... 544 bytes (116 words) - 20:52, 22 April 2018 |
 | successful instance being the discovery in 1947 of the tuber "Barbasco" (Dioscorea composita) which has a high content of diosgenin, revolutionizing the production... 260 KB (24,614 words) - 11:33, 6 May 2024 |
 | and in extractable amounts from many species of Dioscorea – D. althaeoides, D. colletti, D. composita, D. floribunda, D. futschauensis, D. gracillima... 5 KB (340 words) - 13:27, 15 January 2024 |
steroids from the Mexican yams called cabeza de negro (Dioscorea mexicana) and Barbasco (Dioscorea composita). The demand for barbasco by Syntex initiated the... 11 KB (1,255 words) - 17:42, 28 April 2023 |
successful instance being the discovery in 1947 of the tuber "Barbasco" (Dioscorea composita) which has a high content of diosgenin, revolutionizing the production... 7 KB (623 words) - 06:53, 30 April 2024 |
campechiana), xomil-xihuite (Gelsemium sempervirens), camotillo (Dioscorea composita), and cohombrillo (Ecballium elaterium). The second edition also... 3 KB (280 words) - 00:12, 23 April 2024 |
 | starting material, the saponin from inedible Mexican yams (Dioscorea mexicana and Dioscorea composita) found in the rain forests of Veracruz near Orizaba. The... 172 KB (18,544 words) - 21:16, 27 April 2024 |
produce steroids in Mexico, near to the raw material (Mexican Dioscorea sp.; D. composita would come to be the preferred species), than to ship the tubers... 17 KB (1,828 words) - 22:56, 1 March 2024 |
Native leek Bulbine bulbosa native onion; poisonous Native lilac Melia composita not endemic Native lilac Prostanthera rotundifolia round-leaf mint bush... 10 KB (106 words) - 21:19, 9 February 2024 |
†Catenipora †Ceraurinus †Charactoceras – tentative report †Chirognathus †Composita †Composita ovata †Conocardium †Cordaites †Cornulites †Crania †Ctenacanthus †Ctenacanthus... 81 KB (3,044 words) - 02:49, 4 May 2024 |