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Subelement Y1

YAM VARIETIES AND CLASSIFICATION

Section Y1B

Global yam varieties

Which yam species is the most widely cultivated in West Africa?

  • Correct Answer
    Dioscorea rotundata (White Guinea yam)
  • Dioscorea alata (Water yam)
  • Dioscorea bulbifera (Air potato)
  • Dioscorea esculenta (Lesser yam)
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Which yam variety is known as "ñame" in the Caribbean and parts of Latin America?

  • Dioscorea japonica
  • Dioscorea bulbifera
  • Correct Answer
    Dioscorea trifida
  • Dioscorea nummularia
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Which yam species is native to Asia and known for its large size and purple flesh varieties?

  • Dioscorea rotundata
  • Correct Answer
    Dioscorea alata
  • Dioscorea bulbifera
  • Dioscorea cayennensis
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What yam variety is known as "air potato" or "aerial yam" due to its distinctive growth habit?

  • Dioscorea alata
  • Dioscorea rotundata
  • Dioscorea esculenta
  • Correct Answer
    Dioscorea bulbifera
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Which yam species is known as the "bitter yam" and requires special processing to remove toxins?

  • Correct Answer
    Dioscorea dumetorum
  • Dioscorea alata
  • Dioscorea rotundata
  • Dioscorea esculenta
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What variety of yam is commonly called "Chinese yam" or "cinnamon vine"?

  • Dioscorea rotundata
  • Correct Answer
    Dioscorea polystachya (formerly D. opposita)
  • Dioscorea trifida
  • Dioscorea cayennensis
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Which of the following yam species is native to the Amazon region?

  • Dioscorea alata
  • Dioscorea rotundata
  • Correct Answer
    Dioscorea trifida
  • Dioscorea japonica
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What is the common name for Dioscorea cayennensis?

  • Water yam
  • Lesser yam
  • White Guinea yam
  • Correct Answer
    Yellow Guinea yam
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Which yam species is sometimes called "winged yam" due to the shape of its tuber?

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    Dioscorea alata
  • Dioscorea rotundata
  • Dioscorea esculenta
  • Dioscorea dumetorum
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