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Dioscorea oppositifolia L., Sp. Pl. 1033 1753. (syn. Dioscorea opposita Thunb.; Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea oppositifolia var. linnaei Prain & Burkill; Dioscorea oppositifolia var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill);
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Bangladesh; East Himalaya; India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life;
. 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 • Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳರಾಯ್ bellaraai, ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಗೆಣಸು hakki genasu, ಕಾಡು ಗೆಣಸು kaadu genasu, ನರೆ ಗೆಣಸು nare genasu • Konkani: मरपासपोळी marpaspoli • Malayalam: കാച്ചിൽ kaachil, കാഞ്ഞിരക്കിഴങ്ങ് kanjirakizhangu, കവള kavala, നൂറൻ കിഴങ്ങ് noorankizhangu, വെട്ടിവള്ളി vettivalli, വെള്ളക്കിഴങ്ങ് vellakkizhangu • Marathi: मेदवण medhvan, पासपोळी paspoli • Sanskrit: सर्पाख्य sarpakhya • Tamil: காய்மைகாரி kaymai-kari, மலையன்கிழங்கு malaiyankilanku, வெற்றிலைவள்ளி verrilai-valli • Telugu: అడవి దుంప తీగ adavi dumpa thige, అడవి యాట తీగ adavi yataga tige, ఆరె తీగలు aretegalu, అత్యాగ atyaga, అవతెంగ తీగ avathenga thige, చెంచు దుంప chenchu dumpa, గానుగ ganuga, కర్రపెండలం karrapendalamu, నారబడులు naarabadlu, తెల్లగడ్డ tella gadda, యెల్ల గడ్డ yella gadda • Tulu: ನರೆ ಕಂಡೆ nare kande .
Matti Alu, Chinese yam, Chinese Wild Yam, Cinnamon Vine;
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ID request: 07102012-PKA2: 8 images.
Seen this climber en-route Korigad (Lonavala region).
Looks like some Dioscorea sp. (Family:Dioscoreaceae)?? Date/Time: 06-10-2012 / 11:50AM Habitat: Wild Plant Habit: Climber … has identified this in separate email as Dioscorea oppositifolia.
Please identify this climber – NS 161012: It may be Dioscorea oppositifolia (?), which sometimes, espl in juvenile stage, sports alternate leaves. Quite likely. Thanks … Sending some of my photographs of D. oppositifolia. Thanks … for the pictures of Dioscorea oppositifolia. … bulbils I dont see it May be I am missing them? It is the Common Mallow [Azanza lampas]. It is just about reaching the end of its flowering season. Sending a few photographs in a separate mail..
Hooghly Today : climber 19 April 2013 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors. Looks like Dioscorea oppositifolia fruit Thank you very much Sir for the ID, found similar photo, at –
ID request- 01-07-2013- PKA2 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors. Another Dioscorea sp. at CBD Belapur Hills.
Date / Time: 30-6-2013 / 09:40AM Habitat: Wild Plant habit: Climber Location / Altitude: CBD Belapur Hills, Navi Mumbai / 400 ft (Approx) It looks like D. oppositifolia. Thanks a lot … for the inputs. I too feel that this could be D. oppositifolia.. Thanks again.
ID request- 01-07-2013- PKA1 : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 3 authors. Yes, I strongly feel so. Dioscorea alata … opposite-leaved dioscorea.
Am sure you meant Dioscorea oppositifolia [the opposite-leaved Dioscorea] my photographs of which are available at this link : efi thread
Dioscorea alata is an exotic …. efi thread
Oh yes … did not had sufficient time to cross-check on this aspect. Only point I was aware that there is perhaps only one native Dioscorea which is opposite-leaved. I am yet to meet this Dioscorea. Many many thanks for the correcting my thoughts.
Dioscorea oppositifolia L SN June 20 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).
ANAUG05 Dioscorea sp. for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). It must be Dioscorea oppositifolia.
ANAUG04 Dioscorea sp. for ID : 10 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (3).
Found in Makalidurga on a hill slope. Dioscorea tomentosa, I suppose. Are all Dioscorea trinerved? Leaves in this are simple sir while Dioscorea tomentosa has 3-5 leaflets. Could this plant have simple leaves in younger parts?
Another Dioscorea sp. perhaps? Attaching more pictures- Attachments (2) efi page on Dioscorea tomentosa …, attached here the entries from ‘Bengal Plants’ and ‘Botany of Bihar & Orissa’ and a few links that may help you understand.
Thank you If the leaves are glabrous, then it can be Dioscorea oppositifolia. The fruits very much look like D.oppositifolia Yes, thank you … Coorg Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
ANSEPT02 Please identify this Dioscorea sp. : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). Coorg
29th August 2014 Slender terete unarmed stem; 3-nerved leaf with obscure margin, cuneate or rounded or subcordate base & cuspidate or obtusely acuminate apex; broader than long subquadrate capsule suggest it can be Dioscorea spicata Roth. (vide, FBI. vi.291; this Dioscorea seems to be D. belophylla or D. oppositifolia !! Dioscorea oppositifolia L. ?? … correct
Climber for identification : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Please help me in identifying this climber found on a semi-evergreen forest patch.
Is this any Smilax species?
Place: Siruvani falls, Coimbatore, TN
Alt.: 500 m asl
Date: 3 Nov 2014 Smilax – species in eFIoraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) This seems to be the male inflorescences of Dioscorea oppositifolia or D. belophylla !!!! I agree with the id Dioscorea oppositifolia. It may be Dioscorea oppositifolia L./Dioscorea trinervia Roxb. ex Prain & Burkill
Attached images may be Smilax sp . Please ID the plant.
Date :01.11.2014
Location: North Garo Hills, Meghalaya
Family : Smilacaceae
Genus & species : Smilax sp
Habitat: Grows wild
Habit :Twiner Smilax – species in eFIoraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) It seems like Dioscorea sp. of DIOSCOREACEAE. I don’t know whcih Smilax can have opposite leaves. It is a Dioscorea species, probably D. oppositifolia. I agree with …
KHWS 14 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Collection site: Kalsubai-Harishchandragarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Date: 13 September 2015
Collected by: … This is a young sapling of Dioscorea oppositifolia. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this.
Shilonda, SGNP, Jul 2014 :: Requesting ID of this climber :: 22JUL14 :: ARK-26 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). This is a species of Dioscorea possibly D.oppositifolia.
Sp name requested for this dioscorea : 5 posts by 3 authors. Probably there is a mistake in attaching the image …, this is Veronica sp., can be Veronica persica
You are absolutely right …, picture of Veronica was attached by mistake. I have deleted it and posted the picture for the ID. Plz have a look. Pl. check at /species/a—l/d/dioscoreaceae/dioscorea
Pl. check with images at Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Re: Dioscorea species from Kumarghat,Tripura : 2 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
Kindly identify this Dioscorea species from Kumarghat, Tripura I think Dioscorea oppositifolia
Names of Plants in India :: Dioscorea oppositifolia L. : 2 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
wonderful. did you ever see it. photograph. its kanda??? does it develop bulbils? 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
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
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/dioscorea-oppositifolia-l.html
. Climber for Id – ID28082019SH1 : 13 posts by 6 authors. Attachments (3) Can you please help me in identifying this climber?
Location – Pune
Date – August 2019 Dioscorea oppositifolia ! I too agree with … in several internet sites the leaves shown as ID are different…
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/263357/ with image :
though indian remote sensing site shows : leaves and fruits are similar to this case
appears in images on bing, bing search engine can not open the nrc site
I tried several times. see if you can open it in google
couple of sites show fruits to be quite different from … pic fruits and Nrsc fruits
https://bugwoodcloud.org/768×512/1237053.jpg
with fruits At: https://garden.org/pics/2014-12-17/bamira/bccf2c.jpg MY conclusion: internet is showing confusing characteristics. we need a good reliable source of what is D. oppositifolia. I need to see it Thanks … I am confused about the species. Some of the google images of D.oppositifolia are showing elongated and pointed leaves while this climber is showing smaller and bit roundish leaves. I checked … image of this sp. from flowersofindia.net.
Is it some other species of Dioscorea ? I am confused too. that’s why I asked for authenticated description or pictures. I wonder if we have any botanist among our members who may be an expert on Dioscorea, who can teach us// tell us I think id of Dioscorea oppositifolia L. should be OK as per images herein and as per comparative images at Dioscorea
Fruit shown leaves no room for misidentification ……. Dioscorea oppositifolia indeed !
Can you please help me in identifying this climber?
Location – Pune Dioscorea oppositifolia ! I too agree with … in several internet sites the leaves shown as ID are different…
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/263357/ with image : https://pics.davesgarden.com/WUVIE/e151df.jpg
though indian remote sensing site shows : leaves and fruits are similar to this case
…………………
appears in images on bing, bing search engine can not open the nrc site
I tried several times.
see if you can open it in google
couple of sites show fruits to be quite different from SHobha’s pic fruits and Nrsc fruits
with fruits At: https://garden.org/pics/2014-12-17/bamira/bccf2c.jpg
MY conclusion:
internet is showing confusing characteristics. we need a good reliable source of what is D. oppositifolia. I need to see it.
there is some confusion about these. Thanks … I am confused about the species. Some of the google images of D.oppositifolia are showing elongated and pointed leaves while this climber is showing smaller and bit roundish leaves. I checked … image of this sp. from flowersofindia.net.
Is it some other species of Dioscorea ? I am confused too. that’s why I asked for authenticated description or pictures. I wonder if we have any botanist among our members who may be an expert on Dioscorea, who can teach us// tell us I think id of Dioscorea oppositifolia L. should be OK as per images herein and as per comparative images at Dioscorea
Fruit shown leaves no room for misidentification. …….Dioscorea oppositifolia indeed !
Please help me to find this species of Dioscorea.
Found in Yelagiri hills where the tribals are eating the tuber.
Dioscorea oppositifolia L. ?? Nice presentation of all the plant parts showing details. I go with … regarding ID. Please help me to identify this Dioscorea species.
Location: Assam
Characters: Spines in the lower stem part near tuber. Tuber woody. Id required of Dioscorea sp. Yes, it’s …, if you have possible please post leaves that will be rock,
. Santali name(s) of Dioscorea oppositifolia L.: The Ol Chiki transcription for that plant shall be ᱾ One query: is the red coloured character part of the name ᱯᱤᱥᱠᱟ ᱾ Sorry for the confusion, the red mark is not a part of the name. Actually it is the stop symbol (Muchad) in the Ol Chiki script Confusions and mistakes add to our learning !!!! .
Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea oppositifolia L.: 1 image.
synonym: Dioscorea opposita Thunb. location/date: University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997 . References:
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