Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (YAM FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Species : Dioscorea esculenta
  • Basionym : Oncus esculentus Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
  • Common name : Lesser yam, Karen Potato
  • Vernacular name : Silaka dom, Tivvi tiga (Tel.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Native : Siam, Indo-China
  • Comments : Often cultivated for its edible tuber. Sometimes as an escape.
  • 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 esculenta. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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