Dioscorea cayenensis

Yellow yam

A yam with angular glabrous stem, usually prickly toward the base, and leaves that are deeply cordate at the base and 8-13 cm long. The flesh of the tubers is yellow. The tubers take about a year to mature. The yellow yam does not store well. Peelings can be used as pig feed.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh tubers,
Nigeria				16.6	6.2	2.4	3.2	0.4	87.8			374
Fresh tubers,
peeled, Nigeria				16.1	5.4	0.8	3.0	0.2	90.6			"
Fresh peelings,
Nigeria				21.7	7.4	7.6	7.5	0.7	76.8			"