Dioscorea hastifolia

Dioscorea hastifolia, the Adjigo (ˈadʒɪɡəʊ) yam, also known as the Japanese yam, is a yam with edible tubers that is native to South Western Australia. It is used by Australian Aboriginals as a source of carbohydrates.[1]

Dioscorea hastifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. hastifolia
Binomial name
Dioscorea hastifolia
Nees

References

  1. Clarke, Philip A. Aboriginal People and Their Plants. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 1877058513.
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