Dioscorea polystachya

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Chinese potato

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Other common names

Chinese potato, Chinese yam, cinnamon vine

Synonyms

Dioscorea batatas

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Botanical Details

Family
Dioscoreaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Dioscorea can be evergreen or deciduous, twining perennials with tuberous roots and simple or palmate leaves and small bell-shaped greenish or yellow flowers in racemes from the leaf axils
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
China