What is igname in english?

Also known as purple yam, Dioscorea alata L. is a tuberous root vegetable of the yam family native to Southeast Asia. The tubers are formed in bright colours and are use as food flavouring and in a variety of desserts, pastries, etc.

In English, Igname (Dioscorea alata L.) is known by Asiatic yam, Common yam, Greater yam, Humped yam, Pondichery potato, Water yam, or Winged yam.

Dioscorea bulbifera, called air potato or potato yam, is a member of the yam family grown for its tubers below ground and edible bulbils above. While both the tubers and bulbils are used medicinally, only the bulbils are generally edible. Some varieties produce a bitter-tasting tuber which becomes palatable after sustained boiling.

In English, Igname (Dioscorea bulbifera L.) is known by Aerial yam, Air potato, Bulb-bearing yam, Bulbil-bearing yam, or Potato yam.

Yellow yam (Dioscorea cayenensis also spelt cayennensis) is native to West Africa and is one of four important species of yam on the continent. They are cultivated for their tubers which can range anywhere from 500 grams to 10 kilograms in weight. They are brown-skinned with yellow fleshy parts. Some authorities consider Dioscorea rotundata to be a subspecies (or vice versa).

In English, Igname (Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.) is known by Negro yam, Yellow Guinea yam, or Yellow yam.

In English, Igname (Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill) is known by Asiatic yam, Asiatic yam, Chinese yam, or Lesser yam.

Dioscorea rotundata (white yam or Guinea yam) is a widely cultivated crop of West Africa and one of the most important species of yam in the world. Through the slave trade, this yam has spread to other parts of the world and is grown primarily for its tuber as well as for the production of farina. The tubers are popularly used to make a dish named fufu in West Africa.

In English, Igname (Dioscorea rotundata Poiret) is known by Guinea yam or White Guinea yam.