Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, Greek pharmacologist ... Dave's Botanary
op-po-sit-ee-FOH-lee-uh -- leaves arranged opposite each other ... Dave's Botanary

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 • Santali: ᱯᱤᱥᱠᱟ piska • 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

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

betel yam

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

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

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

આંબલીયો કંદ ambaliyo kanda

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

छिनुला chhinula, पनियाला paniala

• Status of tribal agriculture in Dhar district, M P by Mekusingh Nigwal

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಬೆಳ್ಳರಾಯ್ bellaraai

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಗೆಣಸು hakki genasu

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• another name variant: ಹೆಗ್ಗೆಣಸು heggenasu ... a name known for Dioscorea bulbifera L. and Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಇನಾಸರ inasara

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• or ಎನ್ನಸಾರ ennasara ... ENVIS - FRLHT • Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಕಾಡು ಗೆಣಸು kaadu genasu, ನರೆ ಗೆಣಸು nare genasu

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... ಕಾಡು ಗೆಣಸು kaadu genasu = wild tuber; ನರೆ ಗೆಣಸು nare genasu = grey tuber ... named so, for its wild edible tuber, and the characteristic greyish tuber

ನೀರಬಟ್ಟೆ nirabatte

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

मरपासपोळी marpaspoli

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കാച്ചിൽ kaachil

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

കാഞ്ഞിരക്കിഴങ്ങ് kanjirakizhangu, കവള kavala, നൂറൻ കിഴങ്ങ് noorankizhangu, വെട്ടിവള്ളി vettivalli, വെള്ളക്കിഴങ്ങ് vellakkizhangu

• Wikipedia
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

मेदवण medhvan, पासपोळी paspoli

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

ପାଣି ଆଳୁ pani alu

• Wikipedia
• Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha.

ପିତା କନ୍ଦ pita kanda

• Flora of Peninsular India

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

सर्पाख्य sarpakhya

• ENVIS - FRLHT

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

ᱯᱤᱥᱠᱟ piska

• A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
• Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

காய்வள்ளி kayvalli

• for the popular name betel yam ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

மலையன்கிழங்கு malaiyankilanku

• Wikipedia

வெற்றிலைவள்ளி verrilai-valli

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ 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

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ನರೆ ಕಂಡೆ nare kande

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... ನರೆ ಕಂಡೆ nare kande = grey tuber, named so, for the characteristic greyish tuber

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