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The largest West African yam attaining a considerable size, 75-100 ft. in length annually from perennial tubers which become enormous reaching or exceeding 110 lbs
Protective roots spiny
| Life form | |
| Growth form | herb |
| Growth support | climber |
| Foliage retention | - |
| Sexuality | dioecy |
| Pollination | - |
| Spread | - |
| Mature width (meter) | - |
| Mature height (meter) | 25.0 |
| Root system | - |
| Rooting depth (meter) | - |
| Root diameter (meter) | - |
| Flower color | - |
| Blooming months | - |
| Fruit color | - |
| Fruiting months | - |
| Nitrogen fixer | - |
| Photosynthetic pathway | - |
| Light | - |
| Soil humidity | - |
| Soil texture | - |
| Soil acidity | - |
| Soil nutriment | - |
| Hardiness (USDA) | 
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| Uses | gene source wood |
| Edible | roots tubers |
| Therapeutic use | - |
| Human toxicity | - |
| Animal toxicity | - |
| Mode | seedlings |
| Germination duration (days) | 21 - 36 |
| Germination temperacture (C°) | 21 - 23 |
| Germination luminosity | - |
| Germination treatment | - |
| Minimum temperature (C°) | - |
| Optimum temperature (C°) | - |
| Size | - |
| Vigor | - |
| Productivity | - |
| LSID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318236-1 |
| WFO ID | wfo-0000392275 |
| COL ID | 36CWH |
| BDTFX ID | - |
| INPN ID | - |
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