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Dioscorea hispida
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Family:
DIOSCOREACEAE
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Citation: Dioscorea hispida Dennst., Schluss. Hort. Malab. 33. 1818; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1511(1055). 1928; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 412. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 386. 1985; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 508. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 388. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 469. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 723. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 454. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 349. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 504. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 871. 2009.
Dioscorea daemona Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 805. 1832; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 289. 1892.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Bolkande, Podava-kizhangu, Podukkilangu, Venni
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Asiatic Bitter Yam, Intoxicating Yam
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Description:
Stems twining to the left, glabrous. Leaflets subequal, to 17 x 12 cm, obovate, abruptly sharply acuminate at apex, cuneate to the base, shortly petiolulate, ribs 5, prominent intercostae coarsely reticulate, thinly hispid; lateral leaflets gibbous at base; petiole 12 cm long. Panicles to 45 cm long, axillary. Racemes fascicled, shortly peduncled, to 1 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South and South East Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellanimala, Koruthode, Vengoli, Ranni, Taliparamba, Sreekantapuram, Erulankadu-Malapuzha, Nadugani ghats, Thenmalai
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