| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Ubi, ube |
| Habit | Vine |
| Special Notes | Stem winged; leaf stalk slightly purple at both points of attachment |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: powdered tubers used as remedy for piles and gonorrhea, and applied externally to sore areas; FOOD: tuber eaten as vegetable; |
| Collected from | Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | Maria Gloria Galima |
