Yellow Guinea yam
Dioscorea cayenensis
Yellow-fleshed tuber crop grown as a staple across West Africa, often alongside white Guinea yam.
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Temperature
20-32°C (absolute 12-40°C)
Rainfall
1200-1900mm (absolute 900-3000mm)
Soil pH
6-6.7 (absolute 5.3-8)
Soil types
Fertile well-drained loam.