Kachil (in Malayalam) Dioscorea Alata, also known as Purple Yam, or Greater Yam, among many other names, is a species of yam (a tuber). The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in color (hence the common name), but some range in color from cream to plain white. With its origins in the Asian tropics, Dioscorea alata has been known to humans since ancient times
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