Dioscorea spicata

Dioscorea spicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. spicata
Binomial name
	Dioscorea spicata; Roth
Synonyms
	Dioscorea spicata parvifolia; Dioscorea spicata anamallayana; Dioscorea nummularia glauca;

Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.

Description[]

First described by Albrecht Wilhelm Roth in 1821.^[1] It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum.

Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).

The tubers are use as a food source.^[2]

Thompson, A.K. (2014). Fruit and vegetables: harvesting, handling and storage (3rd ed.). John Wiley. ISBN 9781118654019.