Dioscorea subcalva
Prain & Burkill
DioscoreaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tuber
The tuber is used for making tofu.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Asia, China,
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 yam. The tubers are vertical and cylinder shaped. The stems twine to the left. The leaves are alternate and simple. The leaf stalk is 3-5 cm long. The leaves are round or heart shaped. They are 5-11 cm long by 4-13 cm wide. The male spikes are 3-12 cm long with 2-6 flowers. The female spikes and 3-14 cm long. The female flowers have triangle to sword shaped bracts and have red dots.
Names & Synonyms
Mo mo mang
Dioscorea submollis R. Knuth
References (1)
- Luo, B., et al, 2019, Wild edible plants collected by Hani from terraced rice paddy agroecosystem in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 15:56
