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Hispanic Grocery Tubers

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1997.12.08 at 02:33:08(1720)
I finally located a hispanic market here on Long Island and was faced with
the classic question of which "aroid is this root".
I found Mapuey, Columbian Yam and two varieties of Yautia. After searching
the web, I identified Mapuey as Dioscorea trifida. Is that an aroid? Can
it be grown over a short season?
Columbian Yam looked very much like tubers of Colocasia esculenta. At
$1.29 a pound it seems far more reasonable than the general cost in
nurseries. Is Columbian Yam a Colocasia?
Yautia looked like (and probably is) a Xanthosoma. Can anyone identify
Xanthosoma fla (presumably florida) and Xanthosoma lily?
Thanks,
Les

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