Dioscorea bulbifera indeed Dinesh Ji Tanay On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> P9190001.JPG is clearly *Dioscorea bulbifera*. ... P9240014.JPG also is a > familiar sight of *Dioscorea bulbifera*. > > > ... however, not sure what fruits are seen in: > > P9240011.JPG > P9240015.JPG > P9240017.JPG > P9240018.JPG > P9240019.JPG > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Dioscorea bulbifera* ... commonly known as: aerial yam, air potato, air >> yam, bitter yam, bulbil-bearing yam, cheeky yam, malacca yam, >> otaheite-potato , potato yam, shoebutton air potato • Bengali: বনআলু ban alu >> • Hindi: गैण्ठी gainthi, कदू कन्दा kadu kanda, रतालू ratalu (apt for <i>D. >> purpurea</i>) • Kannada: ಅಮ್ಬಲಿ ಗೆಣಸು ambali genasu, ಹಮ್ದಿಗೆಣಸು hamdigenasu, >> ಹೆಗ್ಗೆನಸು heggenasu, ಕುಮ್ಟಗೆಣಸು kuntagenasu, ನೇಗಿಲುಹೊನ್ನೆ negilugonne • >> Konkani: करंदो karamdo • Malayalam: കാച്ചില് kaacchil, പന്നികിഴങ്ങ >> pannikizhangu • Marathi: डुकरकंद dukar-kand, कडूकरंदा kadu-karanda, वाराही >> varahi • Nepalese: गीट्ठा giitthaa, गीट्ठे तरुल giitthe tarul, वन तरुल van >> tarul • Oriya: pita alu • Sanskrit: आलुकः aluka, वराहीकन्द varahi-kand • >> Tamil: காட்டுச்சீரகவள்ளி kaatu-c-ciraka-valli, காட்டுக்காய்வள்ளி >> kaattu-k-kaay-valli • Telugu: అడవి దుంప adavi dumpa >> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:09 PM, ushaprabha page < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Dioscorea- confused due to different fruits. -pl id. >>> only D. bulbifera - P9190001 ided. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
