Plants of Saint Lucia
Cultivated Flowering Plants
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Dioscoraceae
Dioscorea bulbifera
Linnaeus
Air potato
Native to tropical Asia.
A massive, fast-growing, potentially invasive species.
Very rare here.
Recognizable by its arial bulbils from which new vines sprout. Edible tubers in cultivated varieties.