Names of Plants in India :: Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

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Dinesh Valke

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Dioscorea pentaphylla L. ... family: Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

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dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, Greek pharmacologist ... Dave's Botanary
pen-tuh-FIL-uh -- Greek: penta (five) and phyllum (leaf) ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: Cowan yam, Fiji yam, five-leaf yam, mouse root, prickly yamAssamese: আদা আলু ada alu, পাচ পতীয়া আলু punch patia aluBengali: কাঁটা আলু kanta aluGujarati: નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand, વજનું કંદ vajnu kand, વેણી વેલ veni velHindi: कांटा आलू kanta alu, फल आलू phal aluKannada: ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ kaadu gumbalaKhasi: phan kyrsiewKonkani: तीळ करंदी til karandiMalayalam: കാട്ടുകിഴങ്ങ് kattukizhangu, മരക്കിഴങ്ങ് marakkizhangu, നല്ലനൂറ nallanura, നൂറകിഴങ്ങ് noorakizhanguManipuri: হা haMarathi: गाबोळी gaaboli, मुंडावळया mundavalya, शॆंडवेल shendvelNepali: मिठे तरुल mithe tarulOdia: କଣ୍ଟାଆଳୁ kontaaluSanskrit: कण्टकालुक kantakalukaTamil: காட்டுவள்ளி kattu-valli, நூறை nuraiTelugu: అడవి గినుసు తీగ adavi ginusu tiga, అడవి గుమ్మడి తీగ adavi gummadi tiga, చెంచు గడ్డ chenchu gadda, దుక్క పెండలము dukka pendalamu, కారుచెంబ kaaruchemba, మొయ్యాక్కు పెండలము moyyakku pendalamu, ముళ్ల పెండలము mullu pendalamu, నూలు దుంప nulu dumpa, పంది గడ్డ pandi gadda, పంది ముక్కు దుంప pandi mukku dumpaTulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕುಂಬುಡ kattu kumbuda


botanical names: Dioscorea pentaphylla L. ... synonyms: Botryosicyos pentaphyllus (L.) Hochst. • Dioscorea changjiangensis F.W.Xing & Z.X.LiDioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamik. • 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. ... status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





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Ushadi Micromini

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Excellent compilation of local names.. Yes, I agree with Ushadi. Dinesh has lot of patience.
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Dinesh Valke

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Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

Dioscorea pentaphylla L.

dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, Greek pharmacologist ... Dave's Botanary
pen-tuh-FIL-uh -- Greek: penta (five) and phyllum (leaf) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: buck yam, Cowan yam, Fiji yam, five-leaf yam, mouse root, prickly yam • Assamese: আদা আলু ada alu,পাঁচপতীয়া আলু panch patia alu • Bengali: কাঁটা আলু kanta alu • Dogri: सेयादूँ seyadun • Gujarati: નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand, વજનું કંદ vajnu kand, વેણી વેલ veni vel • Hindi: कांटा आलू kanta alu, फल आलू phal alu • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ kaadu gumbala • Khasi: phan kyrsiew • Konkani: धोवी करंदी dhovi karamdi, कोनेती koneti, तीळ करंदी til karamdi • Malayalam: കാട്ടുകിഴങ്ങ് kattukizhangu, മരക്കിഴങ്ങ് marakkizhangu, നല്ലനൂറ nallanoora, നൂറകിഴങ്ങ് noorakizhangu • Manipuri: ꯍꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ ha angouba • Marathi: गाबोळी gaaboli, मुंडावळया mundavalya, शेंडवेल shendvel • Mizo: vawkpui bahra • Nepali: चुइयाँ chuiyaan, जगते भ्याकुर jagate bhyaakur, काँटा आलू kaantaa aaloo, मिठे तरुल mithe tarul, मिठो गिठ्ठा mitho giththaa, त्यागुनो tyaaguno • Odia: ବଣ ଆଳୁ banaalu, କରବା karaba, କଣ୍ଟାଆଳୁ kontaalu • Sanskrit: कण्टकालुक kantakaluka • Tamil: காட்டுவள்ளி kattu-valli, நூறை nurai, வள்ளிக்கொடி valli-k-koti • Telugu: అడవి గినుసు తీగ adavi ginusu tiga, అడవి గుమ్మడి తీగ adavi gummadi tiga, చెంచు గడ్డ chenchu gadda, దుక్క పెండలము dukka pendalamu, కారుచెంబ kaaruchemba, మొయ్యాక్కు పెండలము moyyakku pendalamu, ముళ్ల పెండలము mullu pendalamu, నూలు దుంప nulu dumpa, పంది గడ్డ pandi gadda, పంది ముక్కు దుంప pandi mukku dumpa • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕುಂಬುಡ kattu kumbuda


botanical names: Dioscorea pentaphylla L. ... synonyms: Dioscorea triphylla L. ... and many more listed at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
buck yam
Cowan yam, Fiji yam
five-leaf yam
  • Wikipedia
  • or five-leaved yam ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
  • five-leaf yam or five-leaved yam ... the palmate leaves of this plant are made up of usually five leaflets, sometimes three - justifying the synonym Dioscorea triphylla L.
    yam refers to the tuber the plant grows underground - eaten by local folks, serves as food during famines
mouse root, prickly yam
  • Telangana Forest Department - Flora by R D Reddy
  • mouse root = most possibly, the underground tubers are shaped like mice; prickly yam = owing to the thorny, prickly nature of the stem
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
আদা আলু ada alu,পাঁচপতীয়া আলু panch patia alu
  • Many thanks to Ashim Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
কাঁটা আলু kanta alu
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
सेयादूँ seyadun
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook ... other variants: स्यादूँ syadun or सादूं sadun
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand, વજનું કંદ vajnu kand, વેણી વેલ veni vel
  • Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand = small wild tuber; વજનું કંદ vajnu kand or just વજ કંદ vaj kand; વેણી વેલ veni vel is an evocative epithet since it is descriptive of the inflorescences (likened to braided hair)
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
दरेघल dareghal
कांटा आलू kanta alu, फल आलू phal alu
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ kaadu gumbala
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
phan kyrsiew
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
धोवी करंदी dhovi karamdi, कोनेती koneti
तीळ करंदी til karamdi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കാട്ടുകിഴങ്ങ് kattukizhangu, മരക്കിഴങ്ങ് marakkizhangu, നൂറകിഴങ്ങ് noorakizhangu
നല്ലനൂറ nallanoora
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯍꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ ha angouba
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
गाबोळी gaaboli
  • Many thanks to Shamal Gokhale for help with this name ... facebook
  • also written as गाभोळी gaabholi ... the male inflorescence look like caviar (fish eggs), which are known by this name in Marathi
मुंडावळया mundavalya
  • Many thanks to Ilahi Mujawar for help with this name ... facebook
  • the male inflorescence look like braids of flowers that are used to adorn bride's and groom's headgear, typically in villages of Maharashtra. Such wreaths are known by this name.
शेंडवेल shendvel
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
vawkpui bahra
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
चुइयाँ chuiyaan, जगते भ्याकुर jagate bhyaakur, काँटा आलू kaantaa aaloo, मिठे तरुल mithe tarul, मिठो गिठ्ठा mitho giththaa, त्यागुनो tyaaguno
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ବଣ ଆଳୁ banaalu, କରବା karaba
ବଣ ଆଳୁ banaalu, କରବା karaba, କଣ୍ଟାଆଳୁ kontaalu
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
कण्टकालुक kantakaluka
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
காட்டுவள்ளி kattu-valli, வள்ளிக்கொடி valli-k-koti
நூறை nurai
  • Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... நூறங்கிழங்கு nuran kilanku and நூற்றைக்கிழங்கு nurrai-k-kilanku derived from Malayalam name of this plant
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
అడవి గినుసు తీగ adavi ginusu tiga, అడవి గుమ్మడి తీగ adavi gummadi tiga, చెంచు గడ్డ chenchu gadda, దుక్క పెండలము dukka pendulamu, కారుచెంబ kaaruchemba, మొయ్యాక్కు పెండలము moyyakku pendalamu, ముళ్ల పెండలము mullu pendalamu, నూలు దుంప nulu dumpa, పంది గడ్డ pandi gadda, పంది ముక్కు దుంప pandi mukku dumpa
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕುಂಬುಡ kattu kumbuda
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commonly known as: buck yam, Cowan yam, Fiji yam, five-leaf yam, mouse root, prickly yam • Assamese: পাঁচপতীয়া আলু panch patia alu • Bengali: কাঁটা আলু kanta alu • Dogri: सेयादूँ seyadun • Gujarati: નાનો જંગલી કંદ nano jungli kand, વજનું કંદ vajnu kand, વેણી વેલ veni vel • Hindi: कांटा आलू kanta alu, फल आलू phal alu • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ kaadu gumbala • Khasi: phan kyrsiew • Konkani: धोवी करंदी dhovi karamdi, कोनेती koneti, तीळ करंदी til karamdi • Malayalam: കാട്ടുകിഴങ്ങ് kattukizhangu, മരക്കിഴങ്ങ് marakkizhangu, നല്ലനൂറ nallanoora, നൂറകിഴങ്ങ് noorakizhangu • Manipuri: ꯍꯥ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ ha angouba • Marathi: गाबोळी gaaboli, मुंडावळया mundavalya, शेंडवेल shendvel • Mizo: vawkpui bahra • Nepali: चुइयाँ chuiyaan, जगते भ्याकुर jagate bhyaakur, काँटा आलू kaantaa aaloo, मिठे तरुल mithe tarul, मिठो गिठ्ठा mitho giththaa, त्यागुनो tyaaguno • Odia: ବଣ ଆଳୁ banaalu, କରବା karaba, କଣ୍ଟାଆଳୁ kontaalu • Sanskrit: कण्टकालुक kantakaluka • Tamil: காட்டுவள்ளி kattu-valli, நூறை nurai, வள்ளிக்கொடி valli-k-koti • Telugu: అడవి గినుసు తీగ adavi ginusu tiga, అడవి గుమ్మడి తీగ adavi gummadi tiga, చెంచు గడ్డ chenchu gadda, దుక్క పెండలము dukka pendalamu, కారుచెంబ kaaruchemba, మొయ్యాక్కు పెండలము moyyakku pendalamu, ముళ్ల పెండలము mullu pendalamu, నూలు దుంప nulu dumpa, పంది గడ్డ pandi gadda, పంది ముక్కు దుంప pandi mukku dumpa • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕುಂಬುಡ kattu kumbuda
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