Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Fiveleaf Yam

Hawaiian - Food, Unspecified

Use documented by:
Malo, David, 1903, Hawaiian Antiquities, Honolulu. Hawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd., page 68

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Scientific name: Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
USDA symbol: DIPE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fiveleaf Yam
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Family (APG): Dioscoreaceae
Native American Tribe: Hawaiian
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Tubers oven cooked and eaten.

RECRD: 60380 id: 12551

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