White yam (Matey alu)
Posted on October 17, 2020
White yam (Matey alu)
Indian name: Matey alu
Scientific name: Dioscorea alata
Part used: underground modified stem
Systematic position:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: D. alata