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 ... Koraigad, near Amby Valley Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
