Dioscorea sagittifolia var. lecardii
(De Wild.) Nkounkou
Dioscoreaceae Edible: Tubers, Root
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Description
A yam. The vines are 8 m long. They twine to the right-hand. The tuber is deep rooted.
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Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the Sahel. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo DR, Congo, East Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Sahel, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia,
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.
Synonyms
Dioscorea lecardi De Willd.Dioscorea mildbraedii R. KnuthDioscorea zara Baudon
Also Known As
Aduaka, Anwon, Kappe, Yozi
References (4)
- Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1. Kew. (As Dioscorea lecardii De Willd.)
- Malaisse, F., 1997, Se nourrir en floret claire africaine. Approche ecologique et nutritionnelle. CTA., p 61 (var. lecardii)
- Ojelel, S., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants used by communities in and around selected forest reserves of Teso-Karamoja region, Uganda. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2019) 15:3
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 126 (As Dioscorea zara)
