Dioscorea sagittifolia
Pax
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea lecardii De Wild.
Dioscorea mildbraedii R.Knuth
Dioscorea zara Baudon
Common Name:
General Information
Dioscorea sagittifolia is an unarmed, herbaceous perennial climbing plant with stems growing up to 8 metres tall from a tuberous rootstock. The stems twine right-handed around other plants for support, or scramble over the ground. The deeply-rooted tubers are protected by spiny roots[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
The tuber is gathered from the wild for local use as a food. The plant is occasionally cultivated for its tuber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Topical Africa - Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, south to DR Congo and Uganda.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial Climber |
| Height | 6.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Cultivated, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Tuber - cooked[
332- Title
- The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Burkil. H. M.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew.
- Year
- 1985 - 2004
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
].
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.
