Dioscorea convolvulacea
Schldl. & Cham.
Barbasquillo
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Description
A yam. It is a climbing vine. The leaves are rounded heart shaped. It produces a fattened tuber.
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Edible Uses
The tuber and roots are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama,
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.
Also Known As
Pas pan
References (4)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 413
- Linnaea 6:49. 1831
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/econ.pl (10 April 2000)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
