Name
|
Plant breeder
|
Parentage
|
Root skin (epidermis) colour
|
Root flesh (medulla) colour
|
Notes
|
Origin
|
Acadian
|
Louisiana State University[4] |
L21 × L131[4] |
copper |
orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Allgold / Okla. 240
|
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater[4] |
Creole × Triumph (Parent 10)[4] |
tan[1] |
orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Americana
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Apache
|
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)[4] |
(Yellow Yam 149 × Nancy Hall 42–1) × (Pelican Processor Triumph)[4] |
orange |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Australian Canner
|
Department of Agriculture (Australia)[4] |
? |
? |
? |
Adaptation trials/naming by USDA et al.[4] |
Australia
|
Ayamurasaki
|
? |
indigenous |
sangria |
plum |
Also called beniimo |
Okinawa
|
Baker / V 2158
|
Norfolk, Virginia[4] |
Virginian × numbered seedling[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Beauregard
|
Baton Rouge, Louisiana[4] |
open-pollinated seedling of L78-21[4] |
rose[5] |
orange[5] |
First cultivated in 1987[5] |
US
|
Bonara
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Campeon
|
? |
? |
light red[6] |
white[6] |
Commonly called boniato[6] (a word for sweet potato in Cuban Spanish) |
?
|
Canbake / G-52-15-1
|
Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station (AES)[4] |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Caro-Gold
|
Clemson College[4] |
C317 × Goldrush[4] |
bright purple |
orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Carolina Bunch
|
US Vegetable Laboratory (USDA Agricultural Research Service); South Carolina AES[4] |
open pollinated seedling of Excel[4] |
light copper |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Carolina Nugget
|
North Carolina State University[4] |
HM1-36 × Lakan[4] |
rosy |
medium orange |
First cultivated in 1954[4] |
US
|
Carolina Ruby
|
North Carolina Agricultural Research Service (NCARS)[4] |
open pollinated seedling of Beauregard[4] |
dark red to purple-red[5] |
dark orange[5] |
First cultivated in 1988[5] |
US
|
Caromex
|
North Carolina State University[4] |
NC228 × NC234[4] |
dark copper |
deep orange |
First cultivated in 1971[4] |
US
|
Carver
|
Tuskegee Institute[4] |
Centennial × Jewel[4] |
deep rose |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Centennial / L-3-77
|
Louisiana AES (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)[4] |
Unit IPR × Pelican Processor[4] |
orange[7] |
orange[7] |
Does not appear |
US
|
Chipper
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Covington NC98-608
|
North Carolina State University[4] |
? |
rose[5] |
orange[5] |
Smooth skin[5] |
US
|
Cliett Bunch Porto Rico / Georgia Bunch Porto Rico
|
University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station (Tifton, Georgia)[4] |
mutation from Vining Porto Rico[4] |
? |
? |
Similar to Vining Porto Rico[4] |
US
|
Coastal Red
|
University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station (Tifton, Georgia)[4] |
open-pollinated seedling from GA-76[4] |
red |
medium orange |
First cultivated in 1978[4] |
US
|
Coppergold
|
L. A. Sharum (Fort Smith, Arkansas)[4] |
selected mutation in Allgold[4] |
russet copper |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Cordner
|
Texas AES and Oklahoma State University[4] |
copper[5] |
medium orange[5] |
? |
First cultivated in 1983[5] |
US
|
Creole
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Darby
|
Louisiana AES (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)[4] |
open pollinated seedling of L 83-523[4] |
dark rose |
orange |
Purple stems[4] |
US
|
Don Juan
|
Puerto Rico AES (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico)[4] |
selected from native stock[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
Puerto Rico
|
Earlyport
|
Louisiana AES (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)[4] |
(Mameyita × seedling L-4-6) × (seedling L-5 × Triumph)[4] |
copper |
orange |
Similar to Porto Rico[4] |
US
|
Earlysweet / T-3
|
University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station (Tifton, Georgia)[4] |
Porto Rico × unnamed breeding lines[4] |
light-skinned |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Eureka
|
Louisiana State University AES; University of California AES[4] |
L9-163 × LO-132[4] |
copper |
orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Evangeline
|
Louisiana[8] |
? |
rose |
orange[8] |
Does not appear |
US
|
Excel
|
USDA and the South Carolina AES[4] |
open-pollinated seedling of Regal polycrossed in 1981 to 29 other parental selections[4] |
light copper |
orange |
Skin color is slightly lighter than that of Jewel[4] |
US
|
GA90-16
|
Georgia AES; US Vegetable Laboratory (USDA ARS)[4] |
? |
? |
white |
Low sugar, low maltose[4] |
US
|
Garnet
|
? |
? |
pale copper |
brilliant orange |
Commonly called "yams" in the United States to distinguish them from O'Henry sweet potatoes[4] |
US
|
Georgia Jet
|
? |
? |
purplish red |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Georgia Red / T-6
|
University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station (Tifton, Georgia)[4] |
Porto Rican crosses[4] |
coppery-red skin |
? |
Similar to Porto Rico[4] |
US
|
Gold Rush
|
Louisiana AES (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)[4] |
(Mameyita × Seedling L4-6) × (Seedling L-5 × Triumph)[4] |
light copper |
deep orange |
Purple stems[4] |
US
|
Golden Belle
|
Bryce Woods (Rogers, Arkansas)[4] |
Nancy Gold mutation[4] |
? |
golden |
Flesh color differs from Nancy Hall. |
US
|
Goldmar
|
Maryland AES (College Park, Maryland)[4] |
Redmar mutation[4] |
golden |
? |
Cultivated in 1973. Similar to Redmar, but different skin color.[4] |
US
|
Grand Asia
|
? |
? |
pink |
white |
Boniato-type similar to 'Japanese'[9] |
?
|
Hannah Sweet
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Hayman White
|
? |
? |
tan[10] |
cream[10] |
An heirloom variety of the Eastern United States[11][12] |
US
|
Heartogold
|
Louisiana State University[4] |
Mameyita × Yellow Yam[4] |
flesh-colored |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Hernandez
|
Louisiana State University AES[4] |
seedling of L70-323[4] |
burnt orange[5] |
deep orange[5] |
First cultivated in 1992[5] |
US
|
HiDry
|
Clemson University; USDA[4] |
fourth-generation, open-pollinated selection from MK-14[4] |
white |
cream |
Cultivated for industrial use[4] |
US
|
Hoolehua Gold
|
? |
? |
pale red |
orange |
Does not appear |
?
|
Hoolehua Red
|
? |
? |
red |
off-white |
Does not appear |
?
|
Hopi / HM-122
|
USDA Horticultural Field Station (Meridian, Mississippi)[4] |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Houhere
|
Māori traditional |
pre-European "kūmara" type[13] |
pink |
yellow |
Rectangular tubers |
New Zealand
|
Hutihuti
|
Māori traditional |
pre-European "kūmara" type[14] |
cream |
cream |
Long, thin, up to 20 roots per plant[13] |
New Zealand
|
Iliua
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Japanese / Oriental
|
? |
? |
purplish red |
pale |
Boniato-type.[9] Comparatively lower moisture.[8] |
?
|
Jersey Orange / Orange Little Stern
|
Kansas State College; Rutgers University[4] |
? |
orange-brown |
deep orange |
Size and shape are similar to that of Jersey Yellow[4] |
US
|
Jersey Red
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
An heirloom variety[10] |
US
|
Jersey Yellow
|
? |
? |
golden, buff, or tan |
cream to bright yellow |
An heirloom variety[10] |
US
|
Jewel
|
North Carolina State University |
? |
copper[5] |
deep orange[5] |
First cultivated in 1970.[5] Commonly called "yams" in the United States to distinguish them from O'Henry sweet potatoes. |
US
|
Kandee / K1716
|
Kansas State College[4] |
La 1946 Cross 17 × 1 (yellow yam × Nancy Hall)[4] |
reddish bronze |
bright orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Kona B
|
? |
? |
pale red to orange-red |
light orange |
Does not appear |
?
|
Kote Buki
|
? |
? |
purplish red |
white |
Mid-season |
?
|
Lakan / L-0-123
|
Louisiana AES (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)[4] |
(Unit IPR × Pelican. Processor) × (Mameyita × L-4-6)[4] |
reddish-bronze to reddish-tan |
bright orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Mameyita
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Maryland Golden
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Miguela
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Murasaki
|
? |
? |
hybiscus |
pale |
Low moisture[8] |
?
|
Murff Bush Porto Rico
|
E. L. Murff (Normangee, Texas)[4] |
Porto Rico mutation[4] |
copper[7] |
orange[7] |
First cultivated in 1949. Similar to Porto Rico.[4] |
US
|
Nancy Gold
|
Kansas State College AES[4] |
Nancy Hall mutation[4] |
buff-colored |
deep-orange |
Skin color differs from Nancy Hall[4] |
US
|
Nancy Hall
|
? |
? |
tan |
yellow |
Does not appear |
?
|
Nemagold / Okla. 46
|
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater[4] |
Yellow Jersey (Orlis strain) × Okla. 29[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Northern Star
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Cultivated in Australia |
?
|
Nugget / NC-171
|
North Carolina AES (Raleigh, North Carolina)[4] |
NC-124 × (NC-41 × B5965)[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
O'Henry
|
Henry Wayne Bailey [(Vardaman, MS)][15] |
Beauregard mutation[15] |
coppery tan |
lemon cream |
Variant of Beauregard[8] |
US
|
Okla. 46
|
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater[4] |
Okla. 29 × Orlis [Okla. 29-Parent 10 (see Allgold) × L37 (see Red Gold)][4] |
golden russet |
orange |
Roots and vines are like yellow Jersey or Orlis; shouldered leaves |
US
|
Oklamar / Okla. 52
|
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater AES[4] |
Oklahoma 5 × Australian Canner[4] |
purple |
salmon |
Does not appear |
US
|
Oklamex Red
|
Oklahoma and New Mexico AES |
B 1564 × PI 153655 |
dark red |
salmon |
Extremely sweet, moist root; yam-type |
US
|
Onokeo
|
? |
? |
violet |
ivory |
Does not appear |
?
|
Onolena / HES number 14
|
Vegetable Crops Department, University of Hawaii (Honolulu)[4] |
Porto Rico × Nancy Hall[4] |
tan |
dark orange |
Similar to Porto Rico[4] |
US
|
Orange Sunset
|
Plant & Food Research |
? |
purple |
orange and purple |
First cultivated in 2014[16] |
New Zealand
|
Orlis
|
Kansas State College[4] |
mutation from Common Little Stem Jersey[4] |
bronze |
? |
Similar to Little Stem Jersey |
US
|
Owairaka Red
|
Fay Gock and Joe Gock[17] |
waina type[18][16] |
dark red |
yellow |
As of 2000, the preeminent cultivar of New Zealand (followed by Toka Toka Gold and Beauregard)[19] |
New Zealand
|
Papota
|
USDA ARS; Tropical Agricultural Research Station[4] |
International Institute of Tropical Agr. seedling[4] |
white |
beige |
Turnip-shaped root[4] |
US
|
Parapara
|
Māori traditional |
? |
pink |
? |
Medicinal variety, used to feed babies, the elderly, and the sick[20] |
New Zealand
|
Pelican Processor / L-5 / L-4-5
|
Louisiana AES (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)[4] |
selfed seedling of Americana[4] |
cream |
light cream |
Does not appear |
US
|
Picadita
|
? |
? |
purple-red[6] |
white[6] |
Commonly called boniato[6] (a word for sweet potato in Cuban Spanish) |
?
|
Pope
|
North Carolina State University[4] |
NC 288 × 304[4] |
light salmon |
medium orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Poporo
|
Māori traditional |
? |
purple |
purple |
traditional sweet and dry variety[20] |
New Zealand
|
Porto Rico 198 / Porto Rican / Puerto Rican
|
North Carolina[5] |
? |
rose-pink[5] |
orange mottled[5] |
First cultivated in 1966[5] |
US
|
Purple Dawn
|
Plant & Food Research |
? |
purple |
purple |
First cultivated in 2014[16] |
New Zealand
|
Purple Heart / Okinawa
|
Okinawa Island |
? |
tan |
grape |
Also cultivated in Hawaii |
Japan
|
Queen Mary / L-126
|
Louisiana AES (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)[4] |
Porto Rico × Nancy Hall[4] |
? |
? |
Similar to Porto Rico[4] |
US
|
Ranger
|
Louisiana State University[4] |
Porto Rico × Nancy Hall[4] |
flesh-colored |
orange |
Similar to Nancy Hall |
US
|
Rapoza
|
? |
? |
ivory |
purple |
Does not appear |
?
|
Rekarawa
|
Māori traditional |
? |
white |
? |
chestnut flavour[20] |
New Zealand
|
Rekamaroa
|
Māori traditional |
pre-European "kūmara" type[13][14] |
white |
? |
Does not appear |
New Zealand
|
Red Diane
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Red Garnet
|
? |
? |
deep red to purple[15] |
orange[15] |
Does not appear |
?
|
Red Jewel
|
? |
? |
red |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
?
|
Red Nancy
|
Kansas State College[4] |
mutation of Nancy Gold[4] |
red |
orange |
Similar to Nancy Gold[4] |
US
|
Redglow
|
University of Georgia AES; California AES[4] |
open pollinated seedling of GA-109[4] |
light, purple-red |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Redgold / Okla. 26
|
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater[4] |
Okla. 2 × L37 (seedlings involving Creole, Nancy Hall and Porto Rico)[4] |
red |
orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Redmar / Md 2416
|
Maryland AES (College Park, Maryland) |
[(K18400 × B6313) × Shoreland × (Virginian × K1846)] |
red |
? |
First cultivated in 1971. Similar to Nemagold[4] |
US
|
Regal
|
USDA ARS; South Carolina AES (Clemson University); Texas Agricultural Station (Texas A&M University)[4] |
seedling of W-99 polycrossed with 29 other parental selections[4] |
dark purplish-red |
orange to deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Resisto
|
USDA; South Carolina AES; Texas AES[4] |
seedling of W-56[4] |
reddish-copper |
dark orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Rojo Blanco
|
Tuskegee Institute[4] |
Rose Centennial × White Triumph[4] |
deep red |
milk white |
Does not appear |
US
|
Romanawa
|
Māori traditional[20] |
? |
gold |
yellow/orange |
Does not appear |
New Zealand
|
Rose Centennial
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Ruddy
|
US Vegetable Laboratory (USDA ARS); South Carolina AES[4] |
open pollinated seedling of W-119[4] |
red skin |
orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Scarlet
|
North Carolina Agricultural Research Service (NCARS)[4] |
selected from meristem-tip culture derived clones of Jewel[4] |
? |
orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Shore Gold
|
Virginia Tech Experiment Station[4] |
open pollinated seedling of L7-177 from the Louisiana breeding program[4] |
light copper |
bright orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Southern Delite
|
USDA ARS; Clemson University[4][15] |
an open pollinated seedling of W-99[4] |
rose to dark copper |
orange |
Made publicly available in 1986.[15] Skin color varies with soil type[4] |
US
|
Stokes Purple
|
Unknown (North Carolina)[21] |
|
purple gray |
dark purple |
Made publicly available in 2012. |
US
|
Sumor
|
USDA ARS; United States Vegetable Laboratory; South Carolina AES (Clemson University); Edisto Research and Education Center[4] |
open pollinated seedling of W-154[4] |
light tan |
white to yellow |
Comparatively high vitamin C[15] |
US
|
Sunnyside
|
USDA (Beltsville, Maryland and Louisiana)[4] |
(Yellow Yam × Nancy Hall) × (Pelican Processor × Triumph)[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Sweet Red
|
North Carolina State University[4] |
open pollinated seedling of NC 258[4] |
deep copper-red |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Tango
|
USDA; Missouri AES (Columbia, Missouri); Sweet Potato Cooperative Group (Beltsville, Maryland)[4] |
Nancy Hall × Porto Rico 1-10[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Tanhoma
|
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater AES[4] |
selection Australian Canner[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
US
|
Taputini
|
Māori traditional |
pre-European "kūmara" type[14] |
cream |
cream |
Long, thin, up to 20 roots per plant[13] |
New Zealand
|
Toka Toka Gold
|
? |
? |
gold |
white |
Became commercially available in 1972[22][16] |
New Zealand
|
Topaz
|
Texas AES[4] |
open pollinated seedling of W-26[4] |
bronze |
medium orange |
Does not appear |
?
|
Travis
|
Louisiana AES[4] |
polycross with L3-217 as seed parent[4] |
rose |
deep orange |
First cultivated in 1980 |
US
|
UPLSP-1
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Cultivated in the Philippines[23] |
?
|
UPLSP-2
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Cultivated in the Philippines[23] |
?
|
U.P.R. number 3
|
Puerto Rico AES (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico)[4] |
selected from Mameya; open-pollinated[4] |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
Puerto Rico
|
U.P.R. number 7
|
Puerto Rico AES (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico)[4] |
L-240[4] |
? |
deep orange |
Does not appear |
Puerto Rico
|
Vardaman
|
? |
? |
golden[7] |
light orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
Virginian / V-53
|
Truck Experiment Station (near Norfolk, Virginia)[4] |
Maryland Golden × B-219[4] |
purplish-red to copper-red |
bright orange |
Does not appear |
US
|
VSP-5
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Cultivated in the Philippines[23] |
?
|
VSP-6
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Cultivated in the Philippines[23] |
?
|
Waimanalo Red
|
? |
? |
red |
pearl |
Does not appear |
?
|
Waina
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Vining variety brought to New Zealand in the 1800s[18] |
?
|
White Delite
|
North Carolina State University[4] |
cross between a University of Georgia breeding clone (GA41) and an unknown pollen parent[4] |
purplish pink[5][9] |
white[5] |
First cultivated in 1979[5] |
US
|
White Triumph
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|
Whitestar
|
USDA (Beltsville, Maryland)[4] |
cultivar Laupahoehoe (Hawaii)[4] |
white |
pale |
Does not appear |
US
|
Yellow Yam
|
? |
? |
? |
? |
Does not appear |
?
|