''Dioscorea alatipes'' is a herbaceous vine in the genus '' Dioscorea''. It is indigenous to the Morondava Prefecture in Madagascar and is listed as an vulnerable on the IUCN Red List in 2017, having previously been listed as endangered in 2001. It has been confused with another ''Dioscorea'' species, ''D. bako'' which is a food source of the indigenous people of the region. D. alatipes is found growing in forested areas on sandy soils or on limestone substrate. This species is managed for human consumption as part of the SuLaMa Project. According to the IUCN, the species is threatened by

overharvesting Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns. Continued overexploitation can lead to the destruction of the resource, as it will be unable to replenish. The term app ...

of the tubers as well as by the expansion of farmland in the area.

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alatipes Taxa named by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie {{monocot-stub