Dioscorea triphylla
(Blanco.) Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Dioscoreaceae Edible: Tubers, Root
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Description
A tropical yam in the Dioscoreaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Brazil, Himalayas, India, Nepal, South America,
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea. Not in The Plant List.
References (2)
- Bhandari, M. R., Kasi, T. and Kawabata, J., 2003, Nutritional evaluation of wild yam (Dioscorea spp.) tubers of Nepal. Food Chemistry 82:619-623
- WATT,
