Dioscorea spicata

Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.

Dioscorea spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. spicata
Binomial name
Dioscorea spicata
Synonyms
  • Dioscorea spicata parvifolia
  • Dioscorea spicata anamallayana
  • Dioscorea nummularia glauca

Taxonomy

First described by Albrecht Wilhelm Roth in 1821.[1] It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum.

Distribution

Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).

Uses

The tubers are use as a food source.[2]

References
  1. Roth A.W. Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (Nov. Pl. Sp.) 371 1821.
  2. Thompson 2014.

Bibliography
  • Thompson, A.K. (2014). Fruit and vegetables: harvesting, handling and storage (3rd ed.). John Wiley. ISBN 9781118654019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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