Dioscorea trimenii
Prain & Burkill
DioscoreaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber, Root
The tuber and roots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry tropical forest.
Asia, India, Sri Lanka,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A climbing tropical yam found in dry tropical forests, with edible tubers and roots.
Names & Synonyms
Dahaiya-ala, Dahiya ala
References (2)
- Jayasuriya, A. H. M., 1990, Dioscorea koyamae (Dioscoreaceae), A new edible yam from Sri Lanka, Brittonia 42(2) pp 142-146
- Prain & Burkill, 1914, J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10:29
