Dioscorea (syn. Testudinaria) or Elephant Foot are usually herbaceous to evergreen perennial climbers with glossy, heart-shaped foliage and a showy, massive underground rootstock.
Dioscorea oppositifolia
(Chinese Wild Yam)
Basic Info
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DIOSCOREALES Martius Main Tree, Synapomorphies.
Steroidal saponins +; vascular bundles in rings; vessels also in stem and leaf; flowers or inflorescence with glandular hairs; style at most short, style branches well developed; ...
Dioscorea opposita
Nombres relacionados: Chinese yam (inglés), Dioscorea oppositifolia (sinónimo), Dioscoreaceae (familia), Ñame chino (castellano), Shan yao (chino).
Dioscorea elephantipes (elephant's foot yam)
Elephant's foot yam is a spectacular shrubby climber from South Africa, which is threatened due to over-collection.
Dioscorea elephantipes flowers (Image: Wolfgang Stuppy) ...
Dioscorea bulbifera L.Dioscorea sativa L. (misapplied)Dioscorea sativa var. rotunda F.M. Bailey
Common Names
aerial yam, air potato, air yam, bitter yam, bulbil yam, cheeky yam, ganmanggu, potato yam, round yam, wild yam, yam ...
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
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Taxonomy
Dioscorea bulbifera Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
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Similar Species: Fourleaf Yam (Dioscorea quaternata) has many or all leaves in whorls, is much branched and has larger flowers.
DIOSCOREA ALATA - Water Yam
DIOSCOREA SPECIES See Yams
DIOSPYROS DISCOLOR - Mabolo, Velvet Apple
A lovely medium-size tree from the Philippines, similar to black sapote in form.
Dioscorea elephantipes, Testudinaria elephantipes
Cacti and Succulents
Slow-growing; may be started from seed in spring, divided in spring, or started from sections of tuber taken spring or fall. Moderately rich, well-draining soil. Zone 10 ...
Dioscorea sp.
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Yam
Yam (Dioscorea spp.), is widely cultivated in tropical regions and serves as food in Central and South America, in Africa, Asia and in the Pacific Islands.
Dioscorea alata or winged yam can easily be mistaken for air potato, D. bulbifera. Winged yam gets it name from its winged internodes, a characteristic feature of the species. Another difference between D. alata and D.
Dioscorea villosa (L)
Synonyms: colic root, rheumatism root, China root, devil's bones, yuma, Mexican wild yam, wilde yamwurzel
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Dioscorea villosa
MEDICINAL: Wild Yam is helpful to the liver and the endocrine system. It is also used in regulation of the female system, particularly during menopause and menstrual distress, as well as used in treating infertility.
Family: Yam (Dioscoreaceae)
Flowering: May-June
Field Marks: This vine has some or all its leaves in clusters of 4. The dry fruits are winged and up to 1 1/2 inches long.
air potato Dioscorea bulbifera
alfalfa Medicago sativa
algarrabo; kiawe Prosopis pallida
alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alpine knapweed Centaurea transalpina
alsike clover Trifolium hybridum
Amatungula Carissa macrocarpa ...
The plant, I finally learned, was Air Potato ( Dioscorea bulbifera ). This twining vine, and its more common relative called Cinnamon Vine ( D. batata ), ...
Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae). These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania.
Yam - common name for some members of the Dioscoreaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical climbing herbs or shrubs with starchy rhizomes often cultivated for food. The largest genus, Dioscorea, i...
Most true yams are vining crops that grow in the tropics (Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Virgin Islands) with a white flesh and texture similar to a turnip. Yams belong to several genera including Dioscorea.
Sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas
Taro, Colocasia esculenta
Turmeric, Indian saffron, Curcuma domestica
Waterchestnuts, Eleocharis dulcis
Welsh onion, Allium sp.
Yacon, Smallanthus sonchifolius
Yam, Dioscorea batata ...
 See also: May, Potato, Vine, Green, India
  
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