✿Dioscoreaceae · Dioscorea
Zimikand / Potato Yam
Dioscorea bulbifera
Also known as Air Potato, Bulb Bearing Yam
ClimberoutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- July-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dioscorea bulbifera
- Genus
- Dioscorea
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- ज़िमीकंद Zimikand, hoei-oepas
- Nepali
- भ्याकुर Bhyaakur, गिठ्ठा Giththaa, कुकुर तरुल Kukur Tarul, गिठ्ठा
- Bengali
- Kukuralu, কাঠ আলু, বন মাছআলু
- Tamil
- பண்ணுக்கிழங்கு
- Malayalam
- അടതാപ്പ്, Dioscorea bulbifera
- Marathi
- कडु करंडा Kadu-karanda, कडू करांदा, डुकरकंद
- Assamese
- কাঠ আলু
About Zimikand
Potato yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) is a climber belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family (Yam Family). It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across Old World tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-March. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Dioscoreaceae
Yam Family
Zimikand belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family.
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