Dioscorea hastifolia, the adjigo (ˈadʒɪɡəʊ) yam, also known as the warram, is a yam with long, white, edible tubers that is native to Southwest Australia. It is a climbing vine with hastate, spearheaded, leaves and bears green triangular fruit. The tubers are used by Aboriginal Australians as a source of carbohydrates, who managed the plant extensively in agriculture-like systems. After the yellow flowers have seeded the plant is dug up in winter and roasted.[1][2]
| Dioscorea hastifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Dioscorea |
| Species: | D. hastifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Dioscorea hastifolia Nees | |
References
edit- ↑ Hallam, Sylvia (1989). "Plant usage and management in Southwest Australian Aboriginal societies". In Harris, David R.; Hillman, Gordon (eds.). Foraging and Farming: The Evolution of Plant Exploitation. London: Unwin Hyman. pp. 136–151.
- ↑ Clarke, Philip A. (2007). Aboriginal People and Their Plants. Dural, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 9781877058516.
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