title: Dioscorea dregeana
text: # Dioscorea dregeana
  
  Dioscorea dregeana, the wild yam, is a perennial creeper that is native to the eastern parts of southern Africa. It is commonly used and traded as a traditional medicine, or muti.
  
  ## Range
  
  It is native to eastern South Africa and Eswatini.
  
  ## Description
  
  A slightly thorny stem sprouts annually from a tuberous rootstock. The plant becomes dormant in winter.
  
  