False yam (Icacina oliviformis)
Icacina oliviformis is a woody perennial shrub or climber found in tropical West Africa, cultivated for its edible starchy tubers, a key local food. Leaves and roots are.
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Synonyms
Hirtella oliviformis Poir.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderIcacinales
- familyIcacinaceae
- genusIcacina
- speciesIcacina oliviformis