Dioscorea olfersiana
Klotsch ex Griseb.
Cara
Dioscoreaceae Edible: Tubers, Root
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Description
A tropical yam in the Dioscoreaceae family with edible tubers and roots. The plant contains steroidal sapogens and is used medicinally.
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Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Medicinal Uses
The plant is used in medicine due to its steroidal sapogens.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Brazil, South America,
Other Information
It has steroidal sapogens and is used in medicine.
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.
References (3)
- C. F. P. Martius, Fl. bras. 3(1):38. 1842
- Chu, E. P., Figueiredo-Ribeiro, R. C. L., 1991, Native and Exotic Species of Dioscorea Used as Food In Brazil. Economic Botany, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 467-479
- Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agrocultural and Horticultural Crops. Hanelt, P. (ed) p 2159
