Dioscorea hamiltonii

Dioscorea hamiltonii is a species of Dioscorea native to southern China, Taiwan, northern Indochina (Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar) and the Himalayas (Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam).^[1][2][3][4]

Dioscorea hamiltonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Dioscoreaceae
Genus:	Dioscorea
Species:	D. hamiltonii
Binomial name
Dioscorea hamiltonii Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]
Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill Dioscorea persimilis var. pubescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang Dioscorea persimilis var. wukangensis'' Hand.-Mazz. Dioscorea raishaensis Hayata

Dioscorea hamiltonii is used as an ingredient in a type of chè: chè củ mài.