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Lesser Yam
DIOSCOREA esculenta
AKA: tugi root
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Perennial
Lesser Yam
Lesser Yam
The Dioscoreaceae Family
a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants
AKA: the yam family
Kingdom: Plantae Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Monocots Order: Dioscoreales
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