Dioscorea cinnamomifolia
Hook.
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea teretiuscula Griseb.
Dioscorea tuberosa Vell.
Dioscorea zanoniae Klotzsch ex Griseb.
Rajania brasiliensis Griseb.
Common Name:
General Information
Dioscorea cinnamomifolia is a climbing, perennial plant, producing annual stems from a perennial rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation[
].
The edible tuber is gathered from the wild for local use[
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.
], and the plant is occasionally cultivated in Brazil for obtaining flour[
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - eastern and southern Brazil.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Tuber - 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.
]. The large tubers are rich in starch[
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.
