Potato yam
Dioscorea bulbifera
Also known as Air potato, Bulb bearing yam
ClimberoutdoorMedicinal
About Potato yam
Dioscorea bulbifera (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, aerial yam, and parsnip yam) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It is widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many regions.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- Genus
- Dioscorea
- Family
- DIOSCOREACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ज़िमीकंद Zimikand, hoei-oepas
- Nepali
- भ्याकुर Bhyaakur, गिठ्ठा Giththaa, कुकुर तरुल Kukur Tarul
- Bengali
- Kukuralu, কাঠ আলু, বন মাছআলু
- Tamil
- பண்ணுக்கிழங்கு
- Malayalam
- അടതാപ്പ്, Dioscorea bulbifera
- Marathi
- कडु करंडा Kadu-karanda, कडू करांदा, डुकरकंद
Botanical family
Dioscoreaceae
Yam Family
Potato yam belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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