Cushcush yam (Dioscorea trifida), also sold Stateside as mapuey, is native to Central and South America and widely cultivated in the Caribbean. The tubers grow in clusters, and each is ...

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The Dioscorea genus, commonly known as yam, is a rich source of bioactive compounds that include steroid saponins, phenanthrenes and diverse phenolic derivatives. These constituents exhibit a spectrum ...

Dioscorea ridleyi Prain & Burkill and D. palawana Pram & Burkill were previously described from limited material of one sex. Recent collections of plants of the other sex have come to light in both ...

Yam, dioscorea esculenta, is a staple food in Nigeria and some other African countries. It is widely consumed by all tribes as well as non-African natives. Yam is eaten in various ways; it can be ...

Morphological character data are used to show that a distinct morphotype oí Dioscorea L. from the Irodo valley (East of Sadjoavato) in Antsiranana Province of Madagascar is an undescribed species, ...

They don't often let me go to the supermarket unless it’s just to get a newspaper or a bag of ice, because I always end up spending too much time there. Not exactly buying things, but just looking at ...

India (Maharashtra State, Raigad District): tuber eaten raw, after thorough washing in running water. http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Tresina_P/publication ...

Zanzibar (Pemba Island), Tuber is highly toxic and eating it raw or unprepared can lead to serious sickness, coma and death. To remove the poisonous compounds, it is cut into small pieces and boiled ...

It didn't exactly break the Internet, but there is no denying that it's an eye-catching photo: a smiling man holding a yam that is about 3 feet long. "That's the biggest one I've seen from that ...