Biology:Dioscorea praehensilis
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Short description: Species of yam from Africa
| 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 Benth.
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Dioscorea praehensilis is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea native to Africa. It is the wild progenitor of the West African domesticated crops Dioscorea rotundata and 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
- ↑ Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.
- ↑ Yasuoka, Hirokazu (2009-08-19). "Concentrated Distribution of Wild Yam Patches: Historical Ecology and the Subsistence of African Rainforest Hunter-Gatherers". Human Ecology 37 (5): 577–587. doi:10.1007/s10745-009-9279-5. ISSN 0300-7839.
Wikidata ☰ Q15607737 entry
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