ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Dioscorea alata (Winged Yam Root) - www.rareplants.de</title> <link href='../../includes/backend.css' rel='stylesheet' title='cactusoft' type='text/css'> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta NAME='GENERATOR' Content=' www.cactusoft.com'> <!-- =============================================================================== CACTUSHOP v6.1 ASP SHOPPING CART ©1999-2008 CACTUSOFT INTERNATIONAL FZ-LLC. - WWW.CACTUSHOP.COM All rights reserved. =============================================================================== --> <meta name='description' content='5 (10)m, <b>Winged Yam Root</b> is a fast growing herbaceous twining vine with a large storage root with fine edible white flesh. It makes most ornamental, large, broadly heartshaped, fresh green leaves on winged stems and axillary born aerial bulbils. The roots are peeled and then either cooked or '> <meta name='keywords' content='bulbil (2.0-3.0cm ø) 4519 '> </head> <body bgcolor=white text=black link=blue vlink=blue alink=red> <table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 width=600> <tr> <td><h1>Dioscorea alata (Winged Yam Root)</h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bold"><br /><a href="../../product.asp?P_ID=8733&amp;numLanguageID=1">Dioscorea alata (Winged Yam Root)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../../product.asp?P_ID=8733&amp;numLanguageID=1"><img align="left" src="../../uploads/images_products/8733.jpg" border="0" hspace="10" vspace="5" alt="" /></a>5 (10)m, <b>Winged Yam Root</b> is a fast growing herbaceous twining vine with a large storage root with fine edible white flesh. It makes most ornamental, large, broadly heartshaped, fresh green leaves on winged stems and axillary born aerial bulbils. The roots are peeled and then either cooked or fried and served to various dishes. It is native of tropical Southeast Asia, and nowadays widely cultivated throughout the tropics, especially Polynesia. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot, during dormancy in winter keep tubers dry at some 7°C to 15°C. VII-IX.<br><b>Note:</b> all green parts (leaves, stem, flowers, fruits and seeds) as well as the raw tuber are poisonous if ingested !<br><b>Bulbils are not available for a delivery to the U.S.</b><br /><br /> <a href="../../product.asp?P_ID=8733&amp;numLanguageID=1">More Details &#187;</a></td> </tr> </table> <table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 width=400> <tr> <td><br />versions:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="small bold">bulbil (2.0-3.0cm ø) - 4519</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>