commonly known as: betel yam, Chinese yam, cinnamon vine •
Gujarati: આંબલીયો કંદ ambaliyo kanda •
Hindi: छिनुला chhinula, पनियाला paniala •
Kannada:
ಬೆಳ್ಳರಾಯ್ bellaraai, ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಗೆಣಸು hakki genasu, ಇನಾಸರ inasara, ಕಾಡು
ಗೆಣಸು kaadu genasu, ನರೆ ಗೆಣಸು nare genasu, ನೀರಬಟ್ಟೆ nirabatte •
Konkani: मरपासपोळी marpaspoli •
Malayalam:
കാച്ചിൽ kaachil, കാഞ്ഞിരക്കിഴങ്ങ് kanjirakizhangu, കവള kavala, നൂറൻ
കിഴങ്ങ് noorankizhangu, വെട്ടിവള്ളി vettivalli, വെള്ളക്കിഴങ്ങ്
vellakkizhangu •
Marathi: मेदवण medhvan, पासपोळी paspoli •
Odia: ପାଣି ଆଳୁ pani alu, ପିତା କନ୍ଦ pita kanda •
Sanskrit: सर्पाख्य sarpakhya •
Tamil: காய்வள்ளி kayvalli, மலையன்கிழங்கு malaiyankilanku, வெற்றிலைவள்ளி verrilai-valli •
Telugu:
అడవి దుంప తీగ adavi dumpa thige, అడవి యాట తీగ adavi yataga tige, ఆరె
తీగలు are tegalu, అత్యాగ atyaga, అవతెంగ తీగ avathenga thige, చెంచు దుంప
chenchu dumpa, గానుగ ganuga, కర్రపెండలం karrapendalamu, నారబడులు
naarabadlu, తెల్ల గడ్డ tella gadda, యెల్ల గడ్డ yella gadda•
Tulu: ನರೆ ಕಂಡೆ nare kande
botanical names:
Dioscorea oppositifolia L. ...
synonyms:
Dioscorea opposita Thunb. ...
POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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betel yam
Chinese yam, cinnamon vine
- India Biodiversity Portal
- Dioscorea oppositifolia L. is native to south India,
globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. Within India, it occurs throughout
the hills of Deccan between an altitude of 150-1600 m ... ENVIS - FRLHT
- The plant previously called Dioscorea opposita Thunb. is now considered to be the same species as Dioscorea oppositifolia L.. However, Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. is often incorrectly called Dioscorea opposita Thunb. as well. Botanical works point out that error may list, e.g., Dioscorea opposita auct. non Thunb. as a synonym of D. polystachya ... Wikipedia
- Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. ... perennial climbing vine,
native to China now grows throughout east Asia (Japan, Korea, Kuril
Islands, Vietnam) ... the botanical names Dioscorea opposita Thunb. and Dioscorea oppositifolia L. have been consistently misapplied to Chinese yam and cinnamon-vine ... Wikipedia
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