Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Dioscorea bulbifera
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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Locations
1:
Lath house
(Tropical Hse 2 LATHE)
• Accession: 2014-305/1 • Provenance: Horticultural
2:
Nursery areas
• Accession: 2013-174/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3:
Tropical house 1
(Tropical House 1)
• Accession: 2013-174/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual