Indian yam

plant

Also known as: Dioscorea trifida, cush-cush, yampee

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In Dioscoreaceae
bulbifera); and yampee, or cush-cush (D. trifida).
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In Dioscoreales
The yampee, or cush-cush (Dioscorea trifida), originated in South America and the West Indies. D. alata, the white yam of India and the Malay Peninsula, is widely cultivated for its enlarged roots. Elephant’s-foot (D. [or Testudinaria] elephantipes), grown in Africa, is used as a famine food.…
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In yam: Major species
Indian yam (D. trifida) and winged, or water, yam (D. alata) are the edible species most widely diffused in tropical and subtropical countries. The tubers of D. alata sometimes weigh 45 kg (100 pounds). Guinea yam (D. rotundata) and yellow Guinea yam (D. cayenensis) are…
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