Dioscorea scortechinii Prain & Burkill

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (Yam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BANA ALU FAMILY (बन आलु)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dioscorea scortechinii var. parviflora Prain & Burkill
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dioscorea scortechinii Prain & Burkill
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Stems prickly at base; young branches pubescent; Leaves 3-5 foliolate; leaflets unequal, glabrous above, tomentose on veins beneath; Female flowers in spikes from axil of leaves; Capsules oblong, apex cordate, mucronate.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hainan, India, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 192
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dioscorea scortechinii. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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