Dioscorea alata L.

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (YAM FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Species : Dioscorea alata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dioscorea alata L.
  • Common name : Greater yam, Asiatic yam
  • Vernacular name : Guraniya alu, Chupri alu, Kham-alu (Hin.); Tunagenaasu, Mundi genasu (Kan.); Khambo alu, Kham-alu (Ori.); Alukam (San.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Comments : Often cultivated for its edible tubers.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in tropics
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
  • 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 alata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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