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Dioscorea bulbifera, Air potato, Wild yam, is a true yam species in the Dioscoreaceae, or true yam family. It is native to Africa and Asia. It is an invasive species in many tropical areas, including Florida in the United States.
It is a perennial vine with broad leaves and two types of storage organs. The plant forms bulbils in the leaf axils of the twining stems, and tubers beneath the ground. These tubers are like small, oblong potatoes. Some varieties are edible and cultivated as a food crop, especially in West Africa.
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