Dioscorea hassleriana
Chodat
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Description
A yam. It keeps growing from year to year producing annual stems from a tuberous rootstock. The stems are scrambling or twining.
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Edible Uses
The tubers are cooked and eaten and are considered good quality.
Traditional Uses
The tubers are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, South America*,
Other Information
It is a cultivated food plant. The tubers are of good quality.
Synonyms
Dioscorea hassleriana var. triloba Chodat & Hassl.Dioscorea hastata Vell. [Illegitimate]Dioscorea hastata var. balansae Uline ex R. KnuthDioscorea hastata var. hassleriana (Chodat) Uline ex R. KnuthDioscorea hastata var. mattogrossensis Uline ex R. KnuthDioscorea platystemon Hauman
References (5)
- Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116
- FAO Ecocrop
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 307
- Mansfeld
