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Description. [edit] A monocot related to lilies and grasses, yams are vigorous herbaceous, perennially growing vines from a tuber. [ 1 ] Some 870 species of yams are known, [ 1 ] a few of which are widely grown for their edible tuber but others of which are toxic (such as D. communis). Yam plants can grow up to 15 metres (49 feet) in length and ...
Dioscorea alata – also called ube (/ ˈuːbɛ, - beɪ /), 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. It is sometimes confused with taro and the ...
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. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines ...
Konjac (or konjak, English: / ˈkɒnjæk, ˈkɒndʒæk / KON-yak, KON-jak) and konnyaku are common names of Amorphophallus konjac, [2] a vegetable species native to Yunnan in southwest China which has an edible corm. It is also known as konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, [2] voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam (though this name is ...
Dioscorea bulbifera is a perennial vine with broad, alternate leaves, and two types of storage organs. The plant forms bulbils in the leaf axils of the twining stems, and tubers beneath the ground. These tubers are like small, oblong potatoes. Some varieties are edible and cultivated as a food crop, especially in West Africa.
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. [3][4] The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens. Cultivars of the sweet potato have been bred to bear tubers with flesh ...
Dioscorea pseudobatatas (Hauman) Herter. Dioscorea polystachya or Chinese yam (simplified Chinese: 山药; traditional Chinese: 山藥), also called cinnamon-vine, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the yam family. It is sometimes called Chinese potato or by its Korean name ma. [3][2] It is also called huaishan in Mandarin and wàaih sāan ...
Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama (/ ˈhɪkəmə / or / dʒɪˈkɑːmə /; [1] Spanish jícama [ˈxikama] ⓘ; from Nahuatl xīcamatl, [ʃiːˈkamatɬ]) or Mexican turnip, is a native Mexican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root. It is in the pea family (Fabaceae).