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pentaphylla
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Dioscoreaceae
HAWAII - POLYNESIAN
INTRODUCTION
Dioscorea pentaphylla
Ho'omaluhia, Kaneohe, Oahu |
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FIVE-LEAF YAM PI'A
Formerly cultivated in windward mesic valleys. Slightly
poisonous tubers are edible if soaked properly before cooking.
Native to Tropical Asia & cultivated throughout Polynesia. |
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