Dioscorea spicata is a herbaceous perennial in the family Dioscoreaceae.
Taxonomy First described by Albrecht Wilhelm Roth in 1821.Roth A.W. Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (Nov. Pl. Sp.) 371 1821. It is placed in Section Enantiophyllum.
Distribution Indian subcontinent (see map in eMonocot).
Uses The tubers are use as a food source.
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