tripsis Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Looking for the two species of Dioscorea in the title of this thread. Willing to trade for or buy them. Edit: misspelling! Edited July 21, 2011 by tripsis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel Posted March 30, 2011 Ever tried eating them? Tasty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 30, 2011 Never had the opportunity. Would like to though, hence the desire to grow them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortly Posted March 30, 2011 Did your alata cark it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 30, 2011 Ah yeah, thought it was a D. opposita when I posted that. Still, a couple of different plants can't hurt, but no, the one you sent me is still alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poisonshroom Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Hey man - I have Dioscorea alata. I think it is anyway - it has square stems with purple ridges coming off each corner right? Thats a small tuber (~10cm) that was hanging from my vine showing the purple colour that I suspect would intensify as it gets bigger - havnt cut open a bigger one Edited March 30, 2011 by poisonshroom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) I'm far from an expert on the species. Looks right, but then again, a number of Dioscorea species might fit the bill in appearance for all I know. Have you eaten it? Edit: Look at this monster! Edited March 31, 2011 by tripsis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poisonshroom Posted March 31, 2011 Havnt eaten it yet, but id like to try it some time (one of an ever expanding list of things I want to grow and try) And holy crap thats a huge yam Imagine digging something like that out of a vegie patch - you could feed a family for a week! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortly Posted March 31, 2011 I'm far from an expert on the species. Looks right, but then again, a number of Dioscorea species might fit the bill in appearance for all I know. Have you eaten it? Edit: Look at this monster! Are you sure that isn't the new monsanto elephant yam Let me know when you have extra's; i'd be keen to get hold of D traversa as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted March 31, 2011 Shall do shortly. So do you think what poisonshroom has is D. alata? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortly Posted April 1, 2011 Yeah looks like what I bought as alata. Mine was seed grown,& ive never had any seed from it, so it wouldn't hurt to get a second clone to mix things up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tripsis Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) Still looking for D. transversa if anyone has it. Edited July 21, 2011 by tripsis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted July 20, 2011 Dioscorea transversa Dioscoreaceae Native Yam midiny to Eorra people, wanka-parlu to Paakantyi people Description This vine has twining stems (2-4 m long) growing out of a tuber. Although the cylindrical tuber is rarely more than 10 mm in diameter, it grows deep into the soil. The heart-shaped leaves die back during the winter. The yam has separate male and female plants. Male flowers produce pollen and occur on spikes 3-6 cm long; female flower spikes are usually 10-20 cm long with tiny (2 mm), greenish flowers. Where it is found The Native Yam occurs in New South Wales on the northern and central coast and on the northern tablelands, chiefly in warmer rainforest and moist open forest north from the Sydney area. It also occurs in Queensland and the Northern Territory. Uses A liquid made from the vine has been used in the treatment of skin cancer (Cherikoff & Isaacs 1990). Yams are root vegetables found in loamy soil as well as on sand-dunes in far western New South Wales around Menindee. After a good season of rain they are plentiful. After finding the vegetation on the surface you then did underground to a foot deep to gather all the juicy roots. The roots can be eaten straight away, after brushing all the soil off. Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
