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Dioscorea alata

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because of their similarities in color, taste, and culinary uses. However, like other yams, purple yam tends to have a moister texture than sweet potatoes. Purple yams also have higher anthocyanin content than sweet potatoes. They can otherwise be used interchangeably in most recipes.
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is believed to have been introduced by the Lapita culture into New Guinea. There is also evidence of an agricultural revolution during this period brought by innovations from contact with Austronesians, including the development of
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Malapa R, Arnau G, Noyer J, et al. (November 2005). "Genetic Diversity of the Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) and Relatedness to D. nummularia Lam. and D. transversa Br. as Revealed with AFLP Markers".
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through Philippine cuisine, under the Filipino name "ube". It is particularly popular due to the striking violet-purple color it gives to desserts.
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Cruz V, Altoveros N, Mendioro M, et al. (1999). "Geographical patterns of diversity in the Philippine edible yam collection".
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is referred to by many different names in these regions. In English alone, aside from purple yam, other common names include
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where the vividly purple variety is widely used in various traditional and modern desserts. It also remains important in
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were the most suitable for long transport in Austronesian ships and were carried through all or most of the range of the
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The center of origin of purple yam is in the Philippines, but archaeological evidence suggests that it was exploited in
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in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white. It is sometimes confused with
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Why cultivate? Anthropological and Archaeological Approaches to Foraging–Farming Transitions in Southeast Asia
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site, authors have suggested that it was first domesticated in the highlands of New Guinea from around 10,000
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Purple yams have edible tubers which have a mildly sweet, earthy and nutty taste, reminiscent of
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were the only ones regularly cultivated and eaten, while the rest were usually considered as
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about wild relatives (D. nummularia, D. transverse, and D. hastifolia; progenitor unknown) ).
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Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the
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were native to Island Southeast Asia. Furthermore, it opens the question on whether
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Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation at Kuk Swamp in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
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Because it has become naturalized following its origins in Asia, specifically the
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Based on archaeological evidence of early farming plots and plant remains in the
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pigments. The pigments are water-soluble, and have been proposed as possible
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Purple yam remains an important crop in Southeast Asia, particularly in the
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Otegbayo BO, Oguniyan DJ, Olunlade BA, et al. (November 1, 2017).
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Wanasundera JP, Ravindran G (1994). "Nutritional assessment of yam (
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drugs or during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Some people may have
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which requires that they be prepared correctly before consumption.
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Purple yam is commonly confused with purple/violet varieties of
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that can be processed from them. Purple yam is most common in
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is native to the Philippines, as well as surrounding areas (
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Chaïr H, Traore RE, Duval MF, et al. (June 17, 2016).
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Crowther A, Lucas L, Helm R, et al. (June 14, 2016).
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is a true species or cultivated much older than believed.
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oceans. It persists in the wild in Haiti, as well as the
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However, much older remains identified as being probably
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Rainforest Foraging and Farming in Island Southeast Asia
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is sometimes grown in gardens for its ornamental value.
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is also grown in Okinawa. With its origins in the Asian
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Barker G, Lloyd-Smith L, Barton H, et al. (2011).
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Reynolds T, Barker G, Barton H, et al. (2013).
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Index

Purple yam
Water Yam (artist's book)

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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Dioscoreales
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea
Binomial name
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Synonyms
/ˈbɛ,-b/
yam
tuber
violet
purple
lavender
taro
Ayamurasaki
tropics
Philippines

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Austronesian cultures
Island Southeast Asia

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