Herbarium JCB

Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
(YAM FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
Species : Dioscorea oppositifolia
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Vernacular name : Malayan kizhangukkoddi, Verrolaivalli (Tam.); Yelloa-gadda, Niru dumpa, Adair dumpa (Tel.); Malinai, Pani alu, Pithal kanda, Pitli kanda (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-54; HJCB-0157 & HJCB-E-299
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy, Rajasri Ray; K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 12/09/14; 15/11/2015
Collection Locality : Pungalam R.F., Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State; Palamner Forest Range, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : July- March
Comments : On foothills to about 1500 m, on thickets, inside forests etc, less in plains of scrub jungles.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Andhra Pradesh State; Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ganjam district, Khurda district, Dhenkanal district, Angul district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Eastern Himalaya
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; 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 oppositifolia. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.