Capiz : Elos

lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta) Family: Dioscoreaceae

Vernacular Names: Elos

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: tubers

Cultivated/Foraged: planted, gathered

Habitat: bamboo areas, farm, forest

Availability: September to November

Dishes:ginataan, with shrimp, tinola




Study site:
Brgy. Molet, Jamindan, Capiz


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