JAMB Biology 2019 Objective — Question 34

Question 34 of 40 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Biology 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The botanical name for yellow yam is a

A. discorea rotundata
B. discorea cayenensisCorrect
C. discorea alata
D. discorea bulbiferous

Explanation

Yellow yam is Discorea cayenensis. (White yam is D. rotundata; water yam is D. alata; aerial yam is D. bulbifera; Chinese yam is D. esculenta.)

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