ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Dioscorea esculenta (Chinese Sweet Yam) - 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='4 (7)m, <b>Chinese Sweet Yam</b> is similar to Dioscorea bulbifera with very large, cordate (heartshaped) leaves on twining annual stems from a subterranean large root and a couple of cherry-sized axillary, dark green to purplish green bulbils. Native of India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Thaila'> <meta name='keywords' content='bulbil (2.0cm ø) 3374 bulbil (1.0cm ø) 3375 '> </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 esculenta (Chinese Sweet Yam)</h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bold"><br /><a href="../../product.asp?P_ID=7847&amp;numLanguageID=1">Dioscorea esculenta (Chinese Sweet Yam)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../../product.asp?P_ID=7847&amp;numLanguageID=1"><img align="left" src="../../uploads/images_products/7847.jpg" border="0" hspace="10" vspace="5" alt="" /></a>4 (7)m, <b>Chinese Sweet Yam</b> is similar to Dioscorea bulbifera with very large, cordate (heartshaped) leaves on twining annual stems from a subterranean large root and a couple of cherry-sized axillary, dark green to purplish green bulbils. Native of India, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand. The roots are used like from other edible species cooked or baked and served like potatoes as a side-dish. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. During dormancy in winter keep roots dry and cool at a minimum of some 10°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=7847&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 (2.0cm ø) - 3374</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="small bold">bulbil (1.0cm ø) - 3375</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>