Purple Yam
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| Scientific name | Dioscorea alata |
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| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Order | Dioscoreales |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
| Rank | Species |
| Did you know | White, yellow, and water yams typically produce a single large tuber per year, generally weighing 5 to 10 kg (11 to 22 lb). |
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| ID | 1072994 |
About Purple Yam
Dioscorea alata, known as purple yam, ube, or greater yam, among many other names, is a species of yam, a tuber. The tubers are usually vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in colour, hence the common name, but they may sometimes be plain white.
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