Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Dioscorea glabra
Scientific Name and Description
Dioscorea belophylla VOIGT EX HAINES
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Dioscorea glabra AUCT. NON ROXB.
Dioscorea glabra R. Baron
Dioscorea glabra R. Baron
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | tairu, tarari, tardi, turar, turhar, जंगली शकरकंद Janglī shakarkand |
| Marathi | jangli-matol, karu-kand |
| Sanskrit | sankhaluka, taruta |
| Telugu | eddutokadumpa, naratega, naratige |
| Common name | wild yam |
| Bengali | কাঁঠাল আলু Kānthāl ālu |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Folk
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Ethnopharmacology use
Dioscorea glabra Roxb
Habit -Climber
Parts used -Tuber
Application -Edible
Treatment -General
References -Sheikh et al. 2013
References
Literature
Literature
Sheikh et al. 2013
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Citations
Herb citations
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112