Chinese yam
Species of yam from East Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 in Cantonese.
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Chinese yam | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. polystachya |
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Dioscorea polystachya | |
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It is a perennial climbing vine, native to East Asia.[3][4] The edible tubers are cultivated largely in East Asia and sometimes used in alternative medicine. This species of yam is unique as the tubers can be eaten raw.[5][6]