Dioscorea tomentosa
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- July-December
How to identify Dioscorea tomentosa
Identify Dioscorea tomentosa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Densely hairy vine.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Dioscoreaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dioscorea tomentosa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dioscorea tomentosa
- Genus
- Dioscorea
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, moist and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dioscorea tomentosa itself; the rest are typical of the Dioscoreaceae family.
Local Names
- Tamil
- நல்வேலிக்கிழங்கு
About Dioscorea tomentosa
Dioscorea tomentosa belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in semi-evergreen, moist and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Dioscoreaceae
Yam Family
Dioscorea tomentosa belongs to the Dioscoreaceae family.
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