Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. orientalis
, Milne-Redh.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber, Root
The tubers and roots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forest and open woodland and is often in rocky places. It grows from sea level to about 600 m altitude.
Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Tanzania,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical yam (Dioscoreaceae) with hairless stems, native to forest and open woodland habitats from sea level to about 600 m altitude, often found in rocky places.
Names & Synonyms
Dioscorea lindiensis R. KnuthDioscorea hirtiflora var. grahamii Burkill
References (1)
- Wilkin, P., 2001, Dioscoreaceae of South-Central Africa. Kew Bulletin, Vol. 56, No. 2 (2001), pp 361-404
