Dioscorea bulbifera

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Dioscorea bulbifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Dioscorea bulbifera, Linn. Air Potato. Fig. 1270. Tall- climbing: lvs. alternate, cordate-ovate and cuspidate, 7-9-nerved, the stalks longer than the blade: fls. in long, lax, drooping, axillary racemes. Trop. Asia. G.C. III. 52:313.—Somewhat cult. S. as an oddity and for the very large angular axillary tubers (which vary greatly in size and shape). These tubers sometimes weigh several pounds. They are palatable and potato-like in flavor. The root-tubers are usually small or even none. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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