Dioscorea delicata

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root

The tubers and roots are eaten.

A tropical plant.

Brazil, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

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

There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.

References (1)

Chu, E. P., Figueiredo-Ribeiro, R. C. L., 1991, Native and Exotic Species of Dioscorea Used as Food In Brazil. Economic Botany, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 467-479