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Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers (some other species in the genus being toxic). Yams are perennial herbaceous vines native to Africa, Asia, and the Americas and cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical regions.
Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, [2] aerial yam, [3] and parsnip yam [4]) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. [ 1 ]
Dioscorea cayenensis is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea that is a widely consumed West African domesticated crop. Dioscorea rotundata is sometimes treated as a subspecies, and sometimes also as a separate species. [1] Common names include Guinea yam, yellow yam, and yellow Guinea yam.
It is a species of yam (genus Dioscorea). It is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. [1] Its many common names include Indian yam, [2] cush-cush, and yampee. [1] It is called mapuey in Venezuela, [3] inhame in Brazil, tabena and ñame in Colombia, sacha papa in Peru, [1] and ñampi in Costa Rica.
Yam (vegetable), common name for members of Dioscorea; Taro, known in Malaysia and Singapore as yam; Sweet potato, specifically its orange-fleshed cultivars, often referred to as yams in North America; Yam, a salad in Thai cuisine; Oxalis tuberosa, referred to as yams in New Zealand and Polynesia
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam [4] or whitespot giant arum, [5] [6] is a tropical plant native to Island Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tubers in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Madagascar, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands.
Dioscorea composita, or barbasco, is a species of yam in the family Dioscoreaceae. [1] [2] It is native to Mexico.It is notable for its role in the production of diosgenin, which is a precursor for the synthesis of hormones such as progesterone. [3]
Yam (vegetable) References External links. Dioscorea batatas - Decne. (Plants For A Future) Dioscorea opposita (Australian New Crops) Dioscorea batatas (Australian ...