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Species of yam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dioscorea dregeana, the wild yam, is a perennial creeper that is native to the eastern parts of southern Africa.[1] It is commonly used and traded as a traditional medicine, or muti.[1]
Dioscorea dregeana | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. dregeana |
Binomial name | |
Dioscorea dregeana (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz, 1894 | |
It is native to eastern South Africa and Eswatini.[1]
A slightly thorny stem sprouts annually from a tuberous rootstock. The plant becomes dormant in winter.[1]
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