Dioscorea flabellifolia
Prain and Burkill
Dioscoreaceae Edible: Tuber, Root
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Description
A trailing vine in the yam family (Dioscoreaceae) with edible tubers and roots. This tropical plant is occasionally cultivated and has been recorded on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.
Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It has been recorded on Manus Island in PNG.
Where It Grows
Caroline islands, Malaysia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, Pohnpei,
Other Information
It is occasionally cultivated.
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.
Synonyms
Dioscorea bullata Prain & BurkillDioscorea ledermannii R. Knuth
References (2)
- Barrau, J., 1976, Subsistence Agriculture in Polynesia and Micronesia. Bernice P. Bishop Museu, Bulletin 223 Honolulu Hawaii. Kraus reprint. p 45
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 52
