Dioscorea tamarisciflora
Prain & Burkill
DioscoreaceaeRoots
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Tuber
The root tubers are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, East Timor, India, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand, Timor-Leste,
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 tropical yam species, though references for this plant may not be reliable for Timor.
Notes
This reference may not be reliable for Timor
References (1)
- CB-NRM Technical Manual Vol. 3: Income Generating/Livelihood Development. The Project for Community-Based Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
