Dioscorea olfersiana

Klotsch ex Griseb.

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Dioscorea olfersiana

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root

The tubers and roots are eaten.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Brazil, South America,

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

How to Identify

A tropical yam in the Dioscoreaceae family with edible tubers and roots. The plant contains steroidal sapogens and is used medicinally.

Medicinal Uses

The plant is used in medicine due to its steroidal sapogens.

Other Information

It has steroidal sapogens and is used in medicine.

Notes

There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.

References (3)

C. F. P. Martius, Fl. bras. 3(1):38. 1842
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

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