Dioscorea pubera Blume

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (YAM FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Species : Dioscorea pubera
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Dioscorea pubera Blume
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Comments : Occasional in forests of northern Eastern Ghats. Tubers and bulboids are often eaten.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Himalaya, Indo-China, Malesia
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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 pubera. Downloaded on 30 June 2024.

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