Dioscorea hassleriana
Chodat
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea hastata Vell.
Dioscorea platystemon Hauman
Common Name:
General Information
Dioscorea hassleriana is a perennial, climbing plant producing annual stems from a tuberous rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation[
].
The plant is cultivated on a small scale in eastern Brazil for the edible non-toxic tubers[
]
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Tubers - cooked[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. Of good quality[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
