✿Dioscoreaceae · Dioscorea
Bellaraai / Indian Yam
Dioscorea oppositifolia
Climberoutdoor
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- July-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dioscorea oppositifolia
- Genus
- Dioscorea
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Eastern Himalayas
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh
- 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
About Bellaraai
Indian Yam (Dioscorea oppositifolia) is a climber belonging to the Dioscoreaceae family (Yam Family). It is typically found in moist deciduous and deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Eastern Himalayas. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during July-March.
Botanical family
Dioscoreaceae
Yam Family
Bellaraai belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family.
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