Dioscorea poilanei
Prain & Burkill
Dioscoreaceae Edible: Root, Tuber
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical yam vine in the Dioscoreaceae family with edible tubers and roots.
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Edible Uses
The roots and tubers are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, SE Asia,
Also Known As
Domlong kour
References (1)
- Turreira Garcia, N., et al, 2017, Ethnobotanical knowledgeof the Kuy and Khmer people in Prey Lang, Cambodia. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2017 (1): 76-101
