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
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea
Species
Dioscorea bulbifera (Air potato)
Crop categories
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Tuber vegetables
Vegetables
Wild-harvested crops