Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines, Forest Fl. Chota Nagpur 530 1910. (Syn: Dioscorea nummularia var. belophylla Prain; Dioscorea sagittata Royle);
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Indian Subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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spear-leaved dioscorea • Bengali: chupri alu • Hindi: तुरर turar • Kannada: ಕಾದು ಗೆಣಸು kaadu genasu • Marathi: जंगली मटोळ jangli matol, कडु कंद kadu kand, नंद कंद nand kand • Sanskrit: शङ्खालुका sankhaluka;
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SK 2226 16 October 2019 : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2)- around 900 kb each.
Location: Chalnakhel, kathmandu, Nepal
Altitude: 1570 m.
Date: 14 September  2019
Habit : Wild

Long leaf in Dioscorea bulbifera ?


Could be but not sure! Images not so good.


I may be an optical illusion being side views. would be nice to have some enface views


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


oh


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).

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

Yes, opposite leaves. … is exactly on the mark.


I guess … is right and listed in Nepal !
Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines


SK 2237 22 October 201 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- 1 mb or more.
Location: Naichal, Gundu, Bhakltapur 
Date: 15 September 2019
Elevation: 1862 m.
Habit : Wild
Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines ??

Attachments (1)- 3 mb.


Attachments (1)- 6 mb.

ok


I guess ID is correct !


Yes. Appears so as per images at SK 2226 16 October 2019


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SK 3263 26 December 2021: 6 very high res. images.

Location: Surkhet, West Nepal
Altitude:  438m.
Date: 28 August 2021 
Habit : Wild
Dioscorea bulbifera L. ?

Yes, I agree with Dioscorea bulbifera


Leaf base is creating doubt in my mind as per images at Dioscorea bulbifera

I checked that too but the flowers do not look like matching !


I also checked


Any other possibilty?


What are the species listed from your area?



I think this is Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines as per images and details herein and as per FoP illustration


I guess you are right


I am not sure. There appear to be more than one or two female flower spikes in the leaf axils here.



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