Dioscorea wallichii is a type of climbing tuberous geophyte of the family Dioscoreaceae.

It is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

[1] It has one edible cylindrical tuber that is about 1 meter long and 3-6 centimeters wide.

The tuber is white when young, becoming yellow and stringy once aged.

[2] The tubers can be eaten after boiling and washing.