Dioscorea dregeana

(Dioscorea dregeana)

Description

Dioscorea dregeana, the wild yam, is a perennial creeper that is native to the eastern parts of southern Africa. It is commonly used and traded as a traditional medicine, or muti.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Dioscoreales

Family:Dioscoreaceae

Genus:Dioscorea

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