Dioscorea hastifolia

Dioscorea hastifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. hastifolia
Binomial name
Dioscorea hastifolia
Nees

Dioscorea 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, who cultivated the plant extensively. After the yellow flowers have seeded the plant is dug up in winter and roasted.[1]

References

  1. ^ Clarke, Philip A. Aboriginal People and Their Plants. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 1877058513.


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