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Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dioscorea ovinala is a species of yam in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar[2][3] and grows mostly in dry deciduous forests.[1]
Dioscorea ovinala | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. ovinala |
Binomial name | |
Dioscorea ovinala | |
Dioscorea ovinala is important to the Malagasy people as food and medicine. This species is also used as a starch source.[1]
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