Hainan yam
Ipomoea staphylina

Family: Convolvulaceae

What it is like

A large creeper. It has fleshy root tubers. The leaves are broadly oval and 8-15 cm long by 5-11 cm wide. The flowers are white or pink. They are on stalks 6 cm long in the axils of leaves. The fruit are oval capsules. These are 1 cm long.

There are about 500 Ipomoea species. Not in The Plant List as Ipomoea racemosa Roth but JSTOR has this as a probably synonym of Ipomoea staphylina Roem. & Schult.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on open hillsides in southern China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, India, Malaysia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fleshy tubers are cooked and eaten.

Edible parts

Tubers, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Oanakodi, Setre-budu, Unnagodi

Synonyms

Convolvulus racemosus Roemer & Schultes; Ipomoea racemosa Roth;