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Cush-cush yam

Dioscorea trifida

Sweet-tasting smaller yam native to South America and the Caribbean.

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Temperature

18-26°C (absolute 10-36°C)

Rainfall

1200-2600mm (absolute 1000-4000mm)

Soil pH

6-6.7 (absolute 5.3-8)

Soil types

Rich moist well-drained soil.