Dioscorea claessensii

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Dioscorea claessensii

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Dioscorea claessensii

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Meise Botanic Garden

What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root

The tubers and roots are eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,

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 tropical yam in the Dioscoreaceae family with edible tubers and roots. One of approximately 650 species of Dioscorea.

Notes

There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.

References (1)

Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 13

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