- Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
(Yam Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : BANA ALU FAMILY (बन आलु)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Dioscoreaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dioscorea wallichii Hook.f.
- Vernacular name :
- Kadu-Kanda (Marathi)
- Phalokando, Tunga-alu, Pita-alu (Oria)
- Cheranga (Telugu)
- Kattukizhangu, Purakilangu, Narukizhangu, Vali, Vara-kilangu (Malayalam)
- Habit : Climber
- Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests
- Flower, Fruit : October-February
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, East Godavari district, Vishakapatnam district
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Kolhapur district, Nashik district, Pune district, Ratnagiri district, Thane district, Yavatmal district, Palghar
- Odisha : Bargarh district, Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district, Puri district, Angul district
- Native : Indian subcontinent
- World Distribution : India, China, Eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malesia
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- Literature :
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
- B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Pullaiah, 1997. Fl. Andhra Pradesh, vol. 3.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dioscorea wallichii. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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