Species of yam
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 cultivated the plant extensively.
After the yellow flowers have seeded the plant is dug up in winter and roasted.[1]
References
- ^ Clarke, Philip A. Aboriginal People and Their Plants. Rosenberg Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 1877058513.
