Dioscorea hastata

Vell.

Cara coco

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root

The tubers and roots are eaten.

A tropical plant.

Brazil, Guiana, Paraguay, 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, also known as Cara coco.

There are about 650 species of Dioscorea. There are 3 Dioscorea hastata names Vell. is a synonym or Dioscorea hassleriana.

Names & Synonyms

Cara branco

References (2)

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
Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agrocultural and Horticultural Crops. Hanelt, P. (ed) p 2159