Dioscorea pubera Blume

 
  • Family : DIOSCOREACEAE
    (Yam Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BANA ALU FAMILY (बन आलु)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Dioscoreaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dioscorea anguina Roxb.; Dioscorea combilium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Dioscorea cornifolia Kunth
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dioscorea pubera Blume
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Common in forests. Tubers and bulboides are eaten
  • Flower, Fruit : September-January
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Kerala : Wayanad district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Bargarh district, Bolangir district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • emonocot http://e-monocot.org/tour#classify 08-10-2015
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 191
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dioscorea pubera. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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