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Dioscorea villosa. Dioscorea villosa flower petal color is commonly known to be green to brown, or white. Lengths of the flower petals range from 0.5 to 2 mm (1 ⁄ 32 to 3 ⁄ 32 in).
Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata, commonly known as the white yam, West African yam, [1] Guinea yam, or white ñame, is a subspecies [2] of yam native to Africa. It is one of the most important cultivated yams. [3] Kokoro is one of its most important cultivars. It is sometimes treated as separate species from Dioscorea cayenensis. [1]
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Wild yam is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Dioscorea dregeana, native to southern Africa; Dioscorea japonica, native to eastern Asia; Dioscorea villosa, native to eastern North America
Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈ uː b ɛ,-b eɪ /), ubi, purple yam, or greater yam, among many other names – is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet - purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white.
They can grow over 18 metres (60 feet) in length. [8] [irrelevant citation] Wild yams are an important crop, as they have been used to prevent menstrual cramps, stomach cramps, and general pain for centuries. During the 1950s scientists found that the roots of wild yams contained diosgenin which is a plant-based estrogen; diosgenin is ...
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Yam is an important dietary element for Nigerian and West African people. It contributes more than 200 calories per person per day for more than 150 million people in West Africa, and is an important source of income. Yam is an attractive crop in poor farms with limited resources. It is rich in starch, and can be prepared in many ways.