Dioscorea alatipes is a herbaceous vine in the genus Dioscorea. It is indigenous to the Morondava Prefecture in Madagascar and is listed as an vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2017,[1] having previously been listed as endangered in 2001.[2] It has been confused with another Dioscorea species, D. bako which is a food source of the indigenous people of the region.[2] D. alatipes is found growing in forested areas on sandy soils or on limestone substrate. This species is managed for human consumption as part of the SuLaMa Project. According to the IUCN, the species is threatened by overharvesting of the tubers as well as by the expansion of farmland in the area.[1]

Dioscorea alatipes
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species:
D. alatipes
Binomial name
Dioscorea alatipes
Burkhill & H.Perrier

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kennerley, J. A.; Wilkin, P. (2017). "Dioscorea alatipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T66769381A66769384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T66769381A66769384.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wilkin, Paul; Rajaonah, Mamy Tiana; Jeannoda, Vololoniaina Harimanga; Hladik, Annette; Jeannoda, Victor Louis; Hladik, Claude Marcel (1 March 2008). "An endangered new species of edible yam (Dioscorea, Dioscoreaceae) from Western Madagascar and its conservation". Kew Bulletin. 63 (1): 113–120. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.635.4848. doi:10.1007/s12225-007-9000-z.