Purple Yam Leaf, Dioscorea Alata Royalty-Free Stock Photography

The round leaf of purple yam, Dioscorea alata. Dioscorea alata, known as purple yam, ube, or greater yam, among many other names, is a species of yam, a tuber. The tubers are usually vivid violet-purple to bright lavender in colour, hence the common name, but they may sometimes be plain white.