Elefantenfuß Yam කිඩාරන් අල
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, die Elefantenfuß-Yamwurzel oder Weißfleck-Riesenwurz, ist eine tropische Knollenpflanze, die hauptsächlich in Afrika, Südasien, Südostasien und den tropischen Inseln im Pazifik angebaut wird. Aufgrund seines Produktionspotenzials und seiner Beliebtheit als Gemüse in verschiedenen Küchen.
Die Elefantenfuß-Yamswurzel wird auf den südostasiatischen Inseln, auf dem südostasiatischen Festland, in Südasien, Neuguinea, Ozeanien und Madagaskar als Nahrung verwendet. Als Ursprung und Domestikationszentrum galt früher Indien, wo es in jüngster Zeit am häufigsten als Nahrungsquelle genutzt wird. Eine genetische Studie aus dem Jahr 2017 hat jedoch gezeigt, dass indische Populationen von Elefantenfuß-Yamswurzeln eine geringere genetische Vielfalt aufweisen als die auf den südostasiatischen Inseln.
- Gebräuchlicher Name in Sri Lanka: Kidaran (කිඩාරන්)
- Wissenschaftlicher Name: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Lebensraum: Hauptsächlich in Afrika, Südasien, Südostasien und den tropischen Inseln im Pazifik.
- Durchschnittliche Höhe: 2 m bis 2,5 m
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Arrow root (හුලංකීරිය)
Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) is a tropical tuber native to Indonesia. People use the root and rhizome (underground stem) of arrowroot as a source of starch. It is usually processed into a powder.
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Sweet Potato (කහ බතල)
The sweet potato or sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.
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Asparagus racemosus (හාතවාරිය අල)
Asparagus racemosus is a woody, climbing plant used in Ayurvedic medicine. It's considered endangered and It might also stimulate the immune system.
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Casava (මඤ්ඤොක්කා)
Cassava, (Manihot esculenta), also called manioc, mandioca, or yuca, tuberous edible plant of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) from the American tropics. It is cultivated throughout the tropical world for its tuberous roots, from which cassava flour, breads, tapioca are derived
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Elephant Foot Yam (කිඩාරන් අල)
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical tuber crop grown primarily in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines.
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Dioscorea esculenta ( කුකුළල)
Dioscorea esculenta, commonly known as the lesser yam, is a yam species native to Island Southeast Asia and introduced to Near Oceania and East Africa by early Austronesian voyagers. It is grown for their edible tubers, though it has smaller tubers.
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Indian Shot (බුත්සරණ)
Buthsarana grows well in the wet zone and lowlands of Sri Lanka. This yam variety grows up to 5-6 feet producing aggregated yams. Its leaves are fairly wide and elongated.
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Chinese potato (ඉනි අල)
commonly known as native or country potato in Africa and called Chinese potato in India, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the mint family. It is cultivated for its edible tubers primarily in West Africa, as well as more recently in parts of Asia.
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Five Leaf Yam (කටු අල)
Five Leaf Yam is climbing plant, with compound leaves. Tubers are irregular, usually long ovoid, transverse section white when fresh, becoming brown, roots fibrous. Leaves are alternately arranged on the twining stems
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Greater yam (රාජ අල)
Dioscorea alata, also known as purple yam or greater yam is a species of yam. The tubers are usually a vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in color, but some range in color from cream to plain white.
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Higurala (හිඟුරල)
Hingurala is a species of yam. These are very useful food for pregnant women, they are a very valuable medicine that helps to fix the walls of the uterus and strengthen the fetus.
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Lotus Root (නෙලුම් අල)
lotus root is actually the stem of the plant. Growing as long as four feet.Fresh roots are light brown in colour while the matured ones are dark brown.
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Taro (ගහල අල)
Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, a root vegetable most commonly known as taro, among many other names.
Traditional Sri Lankan Root and Tubers Products
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Nelum Ala- නෙලුම් අල (500g)
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Kiri Ala (කිරි අල) 500g
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Lakpura Raja Ala (500 g)
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Inn Ala (ඉන් අල) 250g
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