Purple Yam

DIOSCOREA alata

AKA: ube or greater yam
Family: Dioscoreaceae

Perennial

Purple Yam
Ube Powder

AKA: Yellow Yam Powder

Purple Yam


The Dioscoreaceae Family

a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants
AKA: the yam family


Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Monocots   Order: Dioscoreales