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Dioscorea deltoidea (Yam)

Synonyms: Dioscorea deltoidea var. deltoidea; Dioscorea deltoidea var. orbiculata; Dioscorea deltoides; Dioscorea nepalensis; Tamus nepalensis (homotypic)

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Dioecious
Hazards [1]  Edible species of Dioscorea have opposite leaves whilst poisonous species have alternate leaves;
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Vine
Usage [1]  A soap is obtained from the tuber; This soap is due to the presence of poisonous saponins in the root; The soap is also used as a body wash to kill lice;
Height [1]  9.84 feet (3 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Dioscorea deltoidea

Predators

Phodoryctis caerulea[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0