My plant? Dioscorea Bulbifera, which is also known as the "air potato," "potato yam," or the "air yam."
The information I have found so far is conflicting: it is poisonous yet edible (tell me how this works?), it is a weed yet a powerful Chinese medicine...
It treats everything from diabetes (type II--don't get too excited), to goiters, to heart attacks, to pain, and has been used as a contraceptive. I'm a little skeptic.
Anyways, next time you are on a tropical hike, try looking for some air potatoes:
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