Dioscorea elegans
Ridl. ex Prain & Burkill
DioscoreaceaeRoots
wikimedia · cc0
Wikimedia Commons - Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.; Peter Henderson & Co.
Wikimedia Commons - Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.; Peter Henderson & Co.
wikimedia · cc0
Wikimedia Commons - Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.; Peter Henderson & Co.
Wikimedia Commons - Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection.; Peter Henderson & Co.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers
The tubers are cooked and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
New Guinea,
How to Identify
A yam. It has an underground rootstock or tuber. It produces twining annual stems.
Names & Synonyms
Dioscorea papuana Ridl. [Illegitimate]
References (5)
- FAO Ecocrop
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- Mansfeld,
- Uphof,
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
