About Indian Yam
Dioscorea oppositifolia is a type of yam (Dioscorea) native to Myanmar (Burma) and to the Indian subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh).
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dioscorea oppositifolia
- Genus
- Dioscorea
- Family
- DIOSCOREACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Eastern Himalayas
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- காய்மைகாரி kaymai-kari, மலையன்கிழங்கு malaiyankilanku, வெற்றிலைவள்ளி verrilai-valli
- Telugu
- అడవి దుంప తీగ adavi dumpa thige, అడవి యాట తీగ adavi yataga tige, ఆరె తీగలు aretegalu
- Kannada
- ಬೆಳ್ಳರಾಯ್ Bellaraai, ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಗೆಣಸು Hakki genasu, ಕಾಡು ಗೆಣಸು Kaadu genasu
- Malayalam
- കാച്ചിൽ kaachil, കാഞ്ഞിരക്കിഴങ്ങ് kanjirakizhangu, കവള kavala
- Marathi
- मेदवण medhvan, पासपोळी paspoli
Botanical family
Dioscoreaceae
Yam Family
Indian Yam belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family.
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