Dioscorea belophylla (Prain) Voigt ex Haines, Forest Fl. Chota Nagpur 530 1910. (Syn: Dioscorea nummularia var. belophylla Prain; Dioscorea sagittata Royle); . Indian Subcontinent: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . 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; . 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:
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
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.       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 Any chance for Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. ? 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 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. . |
Dioscorea belophylla
Updated on December 24, 2024