Dioscorea sinuata
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Description
A yam. The leaves are heart shaped. They are 6 cm long by 5 cm wide. The tuber is round.
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Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 1,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, South America*, Uruguay,
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.
Synonyms
Dioscorea bonariensis Ten.Dioscorea crenata Vell.Dioscorea septemloba Griseb. [Invalid]Dioscorea sinuata var. bonariensis HaumanDioscorea sinuata var. macrotepala UlineDioscorea sinuata var. pauloensis R. KnuthDioscorea variifolia Kunze [Illegitimate]
References (2)
- 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
- Fl. flumin. icon. 10: t. 129. 1831 ("1827")
