The names of 18 species and two varieties of Dioscorea L. (Dioscoreaceae) described from the Old World (Africa excluded) by D. Prain and I. H. Burkill have been typified after careful examination of ...

Two new species of Dioscorea, D. carpomaculata and D. sumiderensis, are described from the region encompassed by the Flora Mesoamericana. Geographical and ecological distributions and notes on ...

Zanzibar (Pemba Island), Tuber is highly toxic and eating it raw or unprepared can lead to serious sickness, coma and death. To remove the poisonous compounds, it is cut into small pieces and boiled ...

India (Maharashtra State, Raigad District): tuber is thoroughly washed, in running water, and made into ‘chips’ [small pieces] which can be stored for long periods of time, for use during famine.

The Indian sub-continent has a rich genetic diversity of tropical root and tuber crops including yams. The Indo-Burma region is the centre of origin of Asiatic edible yams. The north-eastern Himalayas ...

Researchers from Kerala have identified an edible tuber found in the Western Ghats region of Wayanad district as a new species of the genus Dioscorea. The species, named Dioscorea balakrishnanii after ...