SK 2226 16 October 2019

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location: Chalnakhel, kathmandu, Nepal

Altitude: 1570 m.

Date: 14 September  2019

Habit : Wild

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[dr.rakesh Singh]

Long leaf in Dioscorea bulbifera ? 

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[Saroj Kasaju]

Could be but not sure! Images not so good.

Thank you Dr. Singh!

Saroj Kasaju

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[ushadi]

I may be an optical illusion

being side views

would be nice to have some enface  views

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Ushadi

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[Saroj Kasaju]

It was also on a edge of the road beyond reach !

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[ushadi]

oh

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Ushadi

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[J.M. Garg]

I also more inclined towards it after going through comparative images and other closely related species. Leaf venation and aerial bulbils appear close.

Flora of China states that leaves alternate, simple; petiole 2.5--5.5 cm; leaf blade broadly cordate, 8--15(--26) × 2--14(--26) cm, glabrous, margin entire or slightly undulate, apex caudate-acuminate.

Flora of Pakistan states that leaves alternate, 4-5 cm long, 2.5-13.5 cm broad, ovate, more or less deeply cordate at the base, long acuminate, 9-nerved, petiole 2.5-12 cm long.

GBIF gives 8017 occurrences (showing how common it is).

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[J.M. Garg]

Also check the following species as per keys in Flora of Pakistan:

2 (1)	Stem twining anticlockwise. Leaves opposite		Dioscorea belophylla
+	Stem twining clockwise. Leaves alternate		(3)
3 (2)	Leaves glabrous on both sides. Female spikes in clusters, many flowered. Capsule longer than broad. Seeds winged at the base		Dioscorea bulbifera
+	Leaves glabrous above, pubescent along the veins and the veinules beneath. Female spikes solitary few-flowered. Capsule broader than long. Seeds Winged all round		Dioscorea deltoidea

Leaves appears to be opposite ? is it so ? If so, pl. check Dioscorea belophylla

[dr.rakesh Singh]

Yes , opposite leaves . 

Garg sir is exactly on the mark . 

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Rakesh ji.

[Saroj Kasaju]

I guess Mr. Garg is right and listed in Nepal !

Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju