Dioscorea trifoliata
Kunth
DioscoreaceaeRoots
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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, Central America, Guiana, Jamaica, South America, Venezuela, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A tropical yam with tubers measuring 20–23 cm long by 5–8 cm wide.
Notes
There are about 650 species of Dioscorea.
Names & Synonyms
Cara-pe-de-anta, Caranambu
Dioscorea galipanensis Klotzsch ex Kunth [Invalid]Dioscorea trifoliata var. amazonica R. KnuthDioscorea trifoliata var. galipanensis (Kunth) Uline ex R. KnuthDioscorea triloba H. Karst. ex Kunth [Invalid]Helmia galipanensis KunthHelmia trifoliata (Kunth) Kunth
References (3)
- 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
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 311
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
