Dioscorea esculenta

Dioscorea esculenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. esculenta
Binomial name
Dioscorea esculenta L.

Dioscorea esculenta, commonly known as the Lesser Yam, is a yam species, but with a smaller corm than most other yams. It is closer in size to a potato or sweet potato. In Vietnam, it is called khoai từ or củ từ.

Taxonomy

Dioscorea esculenta belongs to the genus Dioscorea referring to the plants producing edible roots known as yams.

External links

Media related to Dioscorea esculenta at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Dioscorea esculenta at Wikispecies