Taxon

Dioscorea bulbifera

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Common name: Jamwortel, Air potato, Air Yam, Bitter Yam, Yam
Family: Dioscoreaceae (Yam)
Distribution: Africa, Asia, Australia
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
Comments: A creeper native to Africa and numerous countries in the east. Potato-like storage organs are formed in leaf axils and below ground. Some varieties are cultivated as a food crop in Africa, while the others are used as folk remedies to treat conjunctivitis, diarrhoea and dysentery while others are potentially toxic.
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