Dioscorea bulbifera

Dioscorea bulbifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. bulbifera
Binomial name
Dioscorea bulbifera
Synonyms
List
  • Helmia bulbifera (L.) Kunth
  • Polynome bulbifera (L.) Salisb.
  • Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev.
  • Dioscorea crispata Roxb.
  • Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb.
  • Dioscorea hoffa Cordem.
  • Dioscorea hofika Jum. & H.Perrier
  • Dioscorea korrorensis R.Knuth
  • Dioscorea latifolia Benth.
  • Dioscorea longipetiolata Baudon
  • Dioscorea perrieri R.Knuth
  • Dioscorea pulchella Roxb.
  • Dioscorea rogersii Prain & Burkill
  • Dioscorea tamifolia Salisb.
  • Dioscorea tenuiflora Schltdl.

Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, aerial yam, and parsnip yam) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It is widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many regions.

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