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Non-scientific name:

buk

2 Accepted name(s) for "buk":

Accepted name
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Dioscorea bulbifera Linnaeus Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscorea bulbifera L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

27 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "buk":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
air potato Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ban tarul Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bengo nari Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhyakur Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
elefantenkartoffel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
elephant-yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ghar tyaur Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
githa Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
hisaki Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kamfo Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kanthamul Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khashyo Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khe Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kisi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kukur tarul Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pas Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
phor Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
potato yam Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pungapung Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sakkisak Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
suran Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
suweg Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sweet-yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tarul Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
telinga-potato Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
telingo-potato Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
teme Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)