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Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill

[ Family : Dioscoreaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Dioscorea fasciculata Roxb.; Dioscorea fasciculata var. spinosa Prain ; Dioscorea papillaris Blanco ; Dioscorea papuana Warb.; Dioscorea tiliifolia Kunth ; Dioscorea tugui Blanco ; Oncorhiza esculentus (Lour.) Pers.; Oncus esculentus Lour.
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[ Common name (Local) : Kanta alu, Dhan alu, Sushni alu, Tarul ; Suthni tarul (Nep.) ]

Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Kanta alu, Dhan alu, Sushni alu | Sanskrit : Not available yet | Hindi : Dhan alu, Sushni alu, Tarul | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Asiatic yam, Lesser yam | Other Languages : Nanakizhangu (Mal.) ; Kodikkilangu, Musilamvalli kilangu (Tam.) ; Tivvi tiga (Tel.)
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