Species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea bulbifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Dioscoreales
Family:
Dioscoreaceae
Genus:
Dioscorea
Species:
D. bulbifera
Binomial name
Dioscorea bulbifera
L.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Helmia bulbifera (L.) Kunth
Polynome bulbifera (L.) Salisb.
Dioscorea tamifolia Salisb.
Dioscorea crispata Roxb.
Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb.
Dioscorea pulchella Roxb.
Dioscorea tenuiflora Schltdl.
Dioscorea latifolia Benth.
Dioscorea hoffa Cordem.
Dioscorea hofika Jum. & H.Perrier
Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev.
Dioscorea longipetiolata Baudon
Dioscorea rogersii Prain & Burkill
Dioscorea korrorensis R.Knuth
Dioscorea perrieri R.Knuth
Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam,[2]aerial yam,[3] and parsnip yam[4]) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia.[1] It is widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many regions (Latin America, the West Indies, the Southeastern United States, and various oceanic islands).[1]
It is also known as the up-yam in Nigerian Pidgin English, since the plant is cultivated more for its bulbils than for its tubers.[5]
Shoot of Dioscorea bulbiferaStem of Dioscorea bulbifera
^ abcd"Dioscorea bulbifera". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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^"Dioscorea bulbifera". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
^"Dioscorea bulbifera var. elongata (F.M.Bailey) Prain & Burkill: Parsnip Yam". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.
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