Dioscorea bemandry
Jum et Perr.
DioscoreaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
The tubers are dug and cooked for eating.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in forests at low elevations. It is often on sandy soils.
Africa, East Africa, Madagascar*,
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 yam. It is a climbing plant. It has a large rootstock. The annual stems twine around other plants. Tubers can be 40-80 cm long and 8-13 cm wide.
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.
Names & Synonyms
Bemandry
References (2)
- Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 15
