Dioscorea elegans

Ridl. ex Prain & Burkill

Dioscoreaceae

+ Synonyms

Dioscorea papuana Ridl.

Common Name:

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General Information

Dioscorea elegans is a perennial climbing plant, producing annual stems from a tuberous rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation[

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Title: Ecocrop
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Website: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home
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Year: 0
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Description: Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.

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The plant is occasionally cultivated in New Guinea for its edible tubers[

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Title: Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
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Website: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
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Year: 0
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Description: Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Australasia - New Guinea.

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[

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.

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Title: Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
Author
Website: http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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