The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*balai₂ wild yam: Dioscorea sp.

POC balai₂ wild yam: Dioscorea sp.

OC
Rennellese pagai kind of wild yam
Rotuman parai kind of hard yam
Samoan palai Liane (Dioscorea sp.), one of the common yams
Niue palai yam variety
Tongan palai kind of yam
Proto-Micronesian palai wild, bitter, common yam: Dioscorea bulbifera