Dioscorea hastifolia
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Article ImagesDioscorea hastifolia, the Adjigo (ˈadʒɪɡəʊ) yam, also known as the Warram, is a yam with long, white, edible tubers that is native to Southwest Australia. It is a climbing vine with hastate, spearheaded, leaves and bears green triangular fruit. The tubers are used by Aboriginal Australians as a source of carbohydrates, whom cultivated the plant extensively. After the yellow flowers have seeded the plant is dug up in winter and roasted.[1]
Dioscorea hastifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Genus: | Dioscorea |
Species: | D. hastifolia |
Binomial name | |
Dioscorea hastifolia Nees |
References
- ^ Clarke, Philip A. Aboriginal People and Their Plants. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 1877058513.
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