Dioscorea wallichii Hook. f.

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (YAM FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Species : Dioscorea wallichii
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dioscorea wallichii Hook.f.
  • Vernacular name : Cheranga (Tel.); Phalokando, Tunga-alu, Pita-alu (Ori.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : October-February
  • Native : Indian sub-continent
  • Comments : Frequent in forests of the central and northern Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Kurnool district, East Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Ganjam district, Puri district, Angul district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, China, Eastern Himalaya, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; eMonocot. http://e-monocot.org. Retrieved Thursday, October 8, 2015 from http://e-monocot.org.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Dioscorea wallichii. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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