Round Yam - Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera

Distribution: Northern Australia, Asia, Africa

Family: Dioscoreaceae

Genus: Dioscorea

Species: bulbifera

Eatable Part: Root / Arieel Root

Height: NA

Habit: Vine

Habitat: NA

Description

This vine grows during the wet season and grows very fast, in some other regions it has become weedy. It has bulbils on the eroot access and tubers below the ground. These are essentially very similar.

Tasting Notes

The tubers and bulbils need to be boiled for a long time and then leacheed in a running stream othrewise they are veery bitter and also contain toxins This is a veerey important plant with ceeremonial meaning in Tiwi islands and in Kakadu and takes a lot of preperation.

Growing at Home

This plant can be easily propagated by planting the arield "bulbis", but is a perreenial vine.