Dioscorea praehensilis
| Dioscorea praehensilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. praehensilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea praehensilis | |
Dioscorea praehensilis is a species of
Dioscorea cayennensis.[1] It is a liana with an edible tuber root found in African rainforests and seasonal tropical forests. The roots reach their maximum starch reserves during the dry season. The species renews its stems every year at the start of the rainy season.[2]
References
- ISBN 9780759104655.
- S2CID 132172073.
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