Dioscoreaceae FAMILY
Dioscorea bemandry
Dioscorea bemandry
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dioscorea bemandry is a climbing plant with a perennial rootstock, producing annual stems that twine around other plants for support. The edible tubers are sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - northwest Madagascar.
HabitatForests, at low elevations, in sandy, siliceous and calcareous soils[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ].