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Dioscorea hispida Dennst.

[ Family : Dioscoreaceae ]
[ Synonyms : Dioscorea daemona Roxb.; Dioscorea hirsuta Blume ; Dioscorea lunata Roth ; Dioscorea mollissima Blume ; Dioscorea triphylla var. mollissima (Blume) Prain & Burkill ; Dioscorea triphylla var. reticulata (Hook.f.) Prain & Burkill ; Dioscorea triphylla L.; Helmia daemona (Roxb.) Kunth ; Helmia hirsuta (Blume) Kunth ]
[ Common name (Local) : Churka alu, Gajakand ]
Name in other Languages :
  • Bengali : Churka alu | Sanskrit : Hastyaluka | Hindi : Gajakand | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Asiatic bitter yam, Intoxicating yam | Other Languages : Bolkande, Podukkilangu, Venni (Mal.) ; Kavalkodi, Periperendai (Tam.) ; Pulidumpa, Thella gadda (Tel.)
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Habit : Twining herb
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Flowering & Fruiting : September--October
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