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Dioscorea dregeana
Dioscorea dregeana is a climbing perennial from southern Africa that grows from a tuber and dies back to dormancy in winter. It is grown mainly for its tuber and is widely traded as a traditional medicine.
Dioscorea dregeana, the wild yam, is a perennial creeper that is native to the eastern parts of southern Africa. It is commonly used and traded as a traditional medicine, or muti.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dioscorea dregeana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
