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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: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Dioscorea bulbifera Linnaeus Dioscorea bulbifera L. Dioscorea bulbifera L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 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 Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ban tarul Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bengo nari Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhyakur Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
elefantenkartoffel Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
elephant-yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ghar tyaur Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
githa Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
hisaki Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kamfo Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kanthamul Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khashyo Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khe Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kisi Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kukur tarul Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pas Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
phor Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
potato yam Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pungapung Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sakkisak Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
suran Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
suweg Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sweet-yam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
tarul Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
telinga-potato Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
telingo-potato Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
teme Other Plants and People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)