Dioscorea burkilliana
Family: Dioscoreaceae
What it is like
A yam. It is a vine plant. The tubers keep developing form year to year. The stems twine to the right. The stems can be 8 m long.
It is also considered as medicine.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Africa, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, West Africa
How it is used for food
The tubers are cooked and eaten as a starchy staple.
Edible parts
Tubers, root
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
An-buk, An-tankali, An-tantali, Epheli, G-beli-gbeli, Ipheli, Keke, Kokua, Liphe, Mbole, Yuphe