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Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

[ Family : Dioscoreaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Botryosicyos pentaphyllus (L.) Hochst.; Dioscorea digitata Mill.; Dioscorea globifera R.Knuth ; Dioscorea jacquemontii Hook.f.; Dioscorea kleiniana Kunth ; Dioscorea spinosa Burm.; Dioscorea triphylla L.; Hamatris triphylla (L.) Salisb.; Ubium quadrifarium J.F.Gmel.; Ubium scandens J.St.-Hil. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Mithe Gittha, Shuor alu, Dura alu, Bon tarul, Sanga ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Mithe Gittha, Shuor alu, Jhum alu, Kanta alu | Sanskrit : Kantakaluka | Hindi : Bontarul, Kanta alu | Tribal : Dura alu, Dudhi aru, Ato sanga, | English : Five-leaved yam, Prickly yam | Other Languages : Nurunnakizhangu, Vellachikizhangu (Mal.) ; Kattuvalli, Nuurai (Tam.)

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Habit : Herbaceous climber
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