Herbarium JCB

Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
(YAM FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
Species : Dioscorea pentaphylla
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dioscorea pentaphylla L.
Vernacular name : Kanta alu (Hin.); Vallaikodi, Chedukannthi (Tam.); Duka-pendalam, Moyakku-pendalam, Penddi-muka teega, Adavi ginusu-teega (Tel.); Pitalo kanda, Karwa, Karba, Koraba alu, Mundi kando (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-196; HJCB-E-0228
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.; Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 13/09/14; 25/10/2014
Collection Locality : Jamunamarthur, Javadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu State; Bakhrapet Ghat, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Degraded deciduous forest
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : August-December
Comments : Often on foothills to 1300 m, on thickets, less in plains and in scrub jungles. Tubers are edible.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Himalaya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Malesia, Indo-China, Papua New Guinea, Australia
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; 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.
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 pentaphylla. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.