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 Subject: Likely answer
Author: Peter Matthews 
Date:   22-01-05 04:42:27

Tongan yam is probably Dioscorea alata - this is the most common yam species in Polynesia. Yam is best defined as any species of Dioscorea - a big genus with many species in Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. Only a small number of yam species are edible and cultivated.
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