Dioscorea

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• To: lindsey@mallorn.com
• Subject: Dioscorea
• From: D* B* <b*@mobot.org>
• Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 20:59:49 -0600

Les,

Dioscorea is a member of the Yam family, Dioscoreaceae.  If what have is 
truly D. trifida, then you have what Julius would probably call Yampee. 
I've also heard it called Cush-cush, and I am curious about the source of 
this name. Some of the monocots are extremely invasive. One of them, D. 
bulbifera, or air potato as it is sometimes called, sends Dewey into a panic!

Don


Don Burns   Plantation, FL USA   Zone 10b

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