This species of yam has tubers but also produces bulb-like structures in the leaf axils of the stems.
Names
Scientific
Dioscorea bulbifera
English
Air potato
French
Hoffe
Igname bulbifère
Pomme-en-l’air
Taxonomy
Genus
Dioscorea
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Order
Dioscoreales
Crop categories
Vegetables
Tuber vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops