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Dioscorea japonica

Thunb.
1784
japanese yam
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Summary

Dioscorea japonica, known as East Asian mountain yam, yamaimo, or Japanese mountain yam, is a type of yam (Dioscorea) native to Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Korea, China, Taiwan, and Assam. Dioscorea japonica is used for food. Jinenjo, also called the wild yam, is a related variety of Japanese yam that is used as an ingredient in soba noodles....read more on Wikipedia.

4 Dioscorea japonica varieties found:

Dioscorea japonica var. japonicaDioscorea japonica var. nagarumDioscorea japonica var. oldhamiiDioscorea japonica var. pilifera
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