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Dioscorea cayenensis is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea that is a widely consumed West African domesticated crop. Dioscorea rotundata is sometimes treated as a subspecies, and sometimes also as a separate species. Common names include Guinea yam, yellow yam, and yellow Guinea yam.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Dioscorea
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Attoto yam en Lagos yam en Yellow Guinea yam en Yellow yam en Twelve-months yam en White yam en Guinea yam
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