*Dioscorea oppositifolia* L. [image: Dioscorea oppositifolia L.] *dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh* -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, Greek pharmacologist ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Dioscorea> *op-po-sit-ee-FOH-lee-uh* -- leaves arranged opposite each other ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=oppositifolia>
*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 <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:318348-1#synonyms> Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ *betel yam* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *Chinese yam, cinnamon vine* - India Biodiversity Portal <https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32167> - *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 <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> - 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 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea_oppositifolia> - *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 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_yam> ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ *આંબલીયો કંદ ambaliyo kanda* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ *छिनुला chhinula, पनियाला paniala* - Status of tribal agriculture in Dhar district, M P <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/38841/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> by Mekusingh Nigwal ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ *ಬೆಳ್ಳರಾಯ್ bellaraai* - ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> - Mandayam Digital Library <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar *ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಗೆಣಸು hakki genasu* - ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - another name variant: *ಹೆಗ್ಗೆಣಸು heggenasu* ... a name known for *Dioscorea bulbifera* L. and *Dioscorea esculenta* (Lour.) Burkill ... Alar <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%A3%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%81> - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna *ಇನಾಸರ inasara* - ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - Alar <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%87%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%B0> - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna - or *ಎನ್ನಸಾರ ennasara* ... ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> • Mandayam Digital Library <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - 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 <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> ... 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 <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%86> - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ *मरपासपोळी marpaspoli* - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/153789/10/09_chapter%205.pdf> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ *കാച്ചിൽ kaachil* - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> *കാഞ്ഞിരക്കിഴങ്ങ് kanjirakizhangu, കവള kavala, നൂറൻ കിഴങ്ങ് noorankizhangu, വെട്ടിവള്ളി vettivalli, വെള്ളക്കിഴങ്ങ് vellakkizhangu* - Wikipedia <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B4%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D> - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ *मेदवण medhvan, पासपोळी paspoli* - The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ *ପାଣି ଆଳୁ pani alu* - Wikipedia <https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AD%8D%E0%AD%9F%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%80:MKar/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%A6%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%AD%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A6> - Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340871248_Diversity_of_Climbers_of_Odisha> . *ପିତା କନ୍ଦ pita kanda* - Flora of Peninsular India <http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=3461&cat=7> ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ *सर्पाख्य sarpakhya* - ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ *காய்வள்ளி kayvalli* - for the popular name *betel yam* ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *மலையன்கிழங்கு malaiyankilanku* - Wikipedia <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81> *வெற்றிலைவள்ளி verrilai-valli* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [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 <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/824/da63ea7b43c8e253ab45f6fd49f463f2> - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Dioscorea+oppositifolia> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ *ನರೆ ಕಂಡೆ nare kande* - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> ... ನರೆ ಕಂಡೆ nare kande = grey tuber, named so, for the characteristic greyish tuber ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/dioscorea-oppositifolia-l.html Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 5:49 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/dioscorea-oppositifolia-l.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Thursday, 4 April 2019 at 00:53:47 UTC+5:30 Ushadi wrote: > >> wonderful >> >> did you ever see it >> photograph >> its kanda??? >> does it develop bulbils? >> usha di >> >> On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 12:06 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> via Species >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > D >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/d> > >>> *Dioscorea oppositifolia* L. ... *family*: Dioscoreaceae >>> >>> [image: Dioscorea oppositifolia L.] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F32581398877%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGRTFdGvflU3p7DnGR1KFyZUHFs5Q> >>> >>> [image: Flowers of India] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Frisearch%2Fsearch.php%3Fquery%3DDioscorea%2Boppositifolia%26stpos%3D0%26stype%3DAND&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNECEE0PfzCkrwpjkSc86JPI5cO3vA> >>> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/indiantreepix/Dioscorea%20oppositifolia> >>> [image: more views in flickr] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Ftext%3DDioscoreaoppositifolia&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGTst9zzFQR76MphmbS9_DXEW-fqA> >>> [image: more views on Google Earth] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DDioscoreaoppositifolia%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE6eC2ETRO0r9k2iaKvcwgjV_3sCA> >>> >>> >>> *dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh* -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, Greek >>> pharmacologist ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DDioscorea&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFuQoanT3_ESbSG5wQoZSVFIGoU6g> >>> *op-po-sit-ee-FOH-lee-uh* -- leaves arranged opposite each other ... Dave's >>> Botanary >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Doppositifolia&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFXAq7oqbNIH332EgXxrV7-k12qyA> >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: betel yam >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/betel-yam>, >>> Chinese yam >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/chinese-yam>, >>> cinnamon vine >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/cinnamon-vine> >>> • *Gujarati*: આંબલીયો કંદ ambaliyo kanda >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/ambaliyo-kanda-ambaliyo-kanda> >>> • *Kannada*: ಬೆಳ್ಳರಾಯ್ bellaraai >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bellaray-bellaraai>, >>> ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಗೆಣಸು hakki genasu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/hakki-genasu-hakki-genasu>, >>> ಕಾಡು ಗೆಣಸು kaadu genasu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kadu-genasu-kaadu-genasu>, >>> ನರೆ ಗೆಣಸು nare genasu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/nare-genasu-nare-genasu> >>> • *Konkani*: मरपासपोळी marpaspoli >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/marapasapoli-marpaspoli> >>> • *Malayalam*: കാച്ചിൽ kaachil >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kacci-kaachil>, >>> കാഞ്ഞിരക്കിഴങ്ങ് kanjirakizhangu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kannirakkilann-kanjirakizhangu>, >>> കവള kavala >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kavala-kavala>, >>> നൂറൻ കിഴങ്ങ് noorankizhangu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/nura-kilann-noorankizhangu>, >>> വെട്ടിവള്ളി vettivalli >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/vettivalli-vettivalli>, >>> വെള്ളക്കിഴങ്ങ് vellakkizhangu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/vellakkilann-vellakkizhangu> >>> • *Marathi*: मेदवण medhvan >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/medavana-medhvan>, >>> पासपोळी paspoli >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/pasapoli-paspoli> >>> • *Sanskrit*: सर्पाख्य sarpakhya >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sarpakhya-sarpakhya> >>> • *Tamil*: காய்மைகாரி kaymai-kari >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kaymaikari-kaymai-kari>, >>> மலையன்கிழங்கு malaiyankilanku >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/malaiyankilanku-malaiyankilanku>, >>> வெற்றிலைவள்ளி verrilai-valli >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/verrilaivalli-verrilai-valli> >>> • *Telugu*: అడవి దుంప తీగ adavi dumpa thige >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/adavi-dumpa-tiga-adavi-dumpa-thige>, >>> అడవి యాట తీగ adavi yataga tige >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/adavi-yata-tiga-adavi-yataga-tige>, >>> ఆరె తీగలు aretegalu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/are-tigalu-aretegalu>, >>> అత్యాగ atyaga >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/atyaga-atyaga>, >>> అవతెంగ తీగ avathenga thige >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/avatenga-tiga-avathenga-thige>, >>> చెంచు దుంప chenchu dumpa >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cencu-dumpa-chenchu-dumpa>, >>> గానుగ ganuga >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/ganuga-ganuga>, >>> కర్రపెండలం karrapendalamu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/karrapendalam-karrapendalamu>, >>> నారబడులు naarabadlu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/narabadulu-naarabadlu>, >>> తెల్లగడ్డ tella gadda >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/tella-gadda-tella-gadda>, >>> యెల్ల గడ్డ yella gadda >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/yella-gadda-yella-gadda> >>> • *Tulu*: ನರೆ ಕಂಡೆ nare kande >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/nare-kande-nare-kande> >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Dioscorea oppositifolia* L. ... *synonyms*: *Dioscorea >>> opposita* Thunb. • *Dioscorea oppositifolia* var. *linnaei* Prain & >>> Burkill ... status at *The Plants List* (2013). Version 1.1. >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theplantlist.org%2Ftpl1.1%2Frecord%2Fkew-240599&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEkTdaRt97t1H2hynonYBd-ytz8Jw> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> October 6, 2012 ... 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