title: [Resources of medicinal plants from genus Dioscorea in Guizhou province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To gain a clear idea on the species and distribution of medicinal plants from Dioscorea in Guizhou province.
  
  
  METHODS
  By consulting related specimens and date and carrying out identification study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are 17 species (including varieties) of medicinal plants from Dioscorea in Guizhou province. The distribution, growing environment and medicinal effect of these species have been clarified, and an identification index has been established.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A scientific basis can be provided by this study for exploiting the medicinal plants from Dioscorea resources in Guizhou province.
authors.affiliation: Guizhou Institute of Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550002.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D027742:Dioscorea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*