Dioscorea ovinala

Dioscorea ovinala is a species of yam in the family Dioscoreaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar[2][3] and grows mostly in dry deciduous forests.[1]

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

Uses

Dioscorea ovinala is important to the Malagasy people as food and medicine. This species is also used as a starch source.[1]

References
  1. "Dioscorea ovinala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. GBIF. "Dioscorea ovinala Baker - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. "Tropicos | Name - Dioscorea ovinala Baker". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2017-01-23.


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