Dioscorea stemonoides
Prain & Burkill
Dioscoreaceae Edible: Tuber, Root
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A yam. It is a small climbing vine. It is 3 m long. The stems twine to the right. The stems can be spiny near the base. It produces tubers about 7 cm long by 3 cm wide. There can be 4-10 tubers. They have a thin papery skin. It also sometimes produces bulbils along the stem. This occurs when the stems touch the ground. The leaves are small and broadly oval. They are simple and opposite. They can be 3-6 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are heart shaped at the base and taper to the tip.
Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It occurs at about 400 m above sea level in Thailand.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand,
Also Known As
Kungkwad, Kungwad, Man men, Man rueng nep
References (3)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 38
- Mareenoon, K. et al, 2008, Ethnobotany of Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae), a Major Food Plant of the Sakai Tribe at Banthad Range, Peninsular Thailand. Ethnobotany Reaearch & Applications 6:385-394
- Prain and Burkill, 1928, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew:244
