- 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 tomentosa J.König ex Spreng.
- Vernacular name :
- Nalvelikizhangu (Tamil)
- Taraga (Oria)
- Nunetige chettu, Buridigaddy, Tegam dumpa, Nalla tiga, Nadang, Adavi denda-tiga (Telugu)
- Chavali, Inckkachil, Inthikachil, Nuli, Noolamkizhangu, Chavankizhangu, Pindi (Malayalam)
- Habit : Climber
- Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical dry deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : Frequent in forests
- Flower, Fruit : July-December
- Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R, Raja K.Swamy & Rajasri Ray
- Collection Date : 12-09-2014; 12-09-2014; 12-09-2014
- Collection Nos : HJCB-E-45 (♂); HJCB-E-62 (♀); HJCB-E-74 (♂)
- Collection Locality : Pungalam R.F., Jawadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai district (TN)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Wayanad district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district
- Odisha : Ganjam district, Dhenkanal district, Mayurbhanj district, Angul district, Koraput district
- Tamil Nadu : Throughout
- World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- 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
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dioscorea tomentosa. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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![](india_map.php?state_list=Andhra Pradesh,Kerala,Maharashtra,Odisha,Tamil Nadu,) |
World Distribution
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