Dioscorea vexans

Prain & Burkill

DioscoreaceaeRoots

Dioscorea vexans

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Dioscorea vexans

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Dioscorea vexans

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Tuber, Root

The tuber and root are consumed as food.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Andamans, Asia, India, Nicobar Is.,

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 yam vine in the Dioscoreaceae family, native to tropical regions. Both the tuber and root are edible.

References (1)

Arora, K., Indigenous Forest Management in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

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