Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (Yam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BANA ALU FAMILY (बन आलु)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dioscorea bonatiana Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea brevifolia (Prain & Burkill) K.Y.Guan & D.F.Chamb.; Dioscorea dissecta R.Knuth; Dioscorea fargesii Franch.; Dioscorea firma R.Knuth; Dioscorea kamoonensis var. brevifolia Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea kamoonensis var. fargesii (Franch.) Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea mairei R.Knuth; Dioscorea mengtzeana R.Knuth; Dioscorea ochroleuca K.Y.Guan & D.F.Chamb.; Dioscorea subfusca R.Knuth
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dioscorea kamoonensis Kunth
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Secondary scrub forests, forest margins, valleys; 500 - 2900 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 238
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dioscorea kamoonensis. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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