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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
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