Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea pentaphylla L. [Dioscoreaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adavi-ginusu tiga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adavigummaditiga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adavigummathiga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
akar gadong lilin	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
akar gadong mabok	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
aser	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bhoola kanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhusa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bursa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chataveli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chedukundi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chenchu gadda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuinyan	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
dhai-karamdi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dragal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dregal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
duk-apen-dalamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dukka pendalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dukka pendulamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
five leaf yam	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
five-leaved yam	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
gadong	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gajaria	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gazaria	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gliha	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
hung	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
jagate bhyakur	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
jar	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kaadu gumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaadugumbala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaantaalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaaruchemba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kada kanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanta alu	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantaalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantakalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karucamba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karuchemba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattu valli kalangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattukilangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattukkilangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattunurankilannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattunurankizhannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattunurunnakilannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattuvalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katu-nuren-kelengu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katuwala wel	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
keval	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kevali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koneti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kyway-u	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
lauka	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mamdel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mangai	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
monyakku-pendalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
moosala kanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullu kilangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullupendalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullupendalamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nuludumpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nuraigenassu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nuraikaju	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurangilangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurankilangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurankilannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurankizhannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nuren-kelengu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurenikelangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurenkelengu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurkavan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nurunnakilannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pandi mukku dumpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pandigada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pandimukkudumpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pendi-muka tiga	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
phal alu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
phalu alu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
put-sa-u	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
ratalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shendvel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
suara kanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamboli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
temen	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tena	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
teona	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
teoni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
the kawan yam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
timi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tyaguno	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ulaasi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulasi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulshi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulsi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vaaraahikanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vallai-kodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallaikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vallikodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild yam	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
කටුවල වැල්	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
五叶薯	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Root		Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Root, Stem		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 30 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dioscorea kleiniana Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 394 (1850).
Dioscorea spinosa Burm. Fl. Malab.: 5 (1769).
Dioscorea triphylla L. Sp. Pl.: 1032 (1753).
Botryosicyos pentaphyllus (L.) Hochst. Flora 27(Bes. Beil.): 3 (1844).
Dioscorea changjiangensis F.W.Xing & Z.X.Li Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 10: 19 (1995).
Dioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamik. Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 25: 115 (1935).
Dioscorea digitata Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 6 (1768).
Dioscorea globifera R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 149 (1924).
Dioscorea jacquemontii Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 6: 290 (1892).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. cardonii Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. communis Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. hortorum Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. jacquemontii (Hook.f.) Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. javanica Burkill Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. kussok Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. linnaei Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. malaica Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. mollis Hassk. Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 4 (1842).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. palmata Burkill Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. papuana Burkill Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. rheedei Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. sacerdotalis Burkill Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 3: 258 (1924).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. simplicifolia Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. suli Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. thwaitesii Prain & Burkill J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 10(1): 23 (1914).
Dioscorea pentaphylla var. unifoliata R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 146 (1924).
Dioscorea sumbawensis R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 38: 119 (1935).
Hamatris triphylla (L.) Salisb. Gen. Pl.: 12 (1866).
Ubium quadrifarium J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 839 (1791).
Ubium scandens J.St.-Hil. Expos. Fam. Nat. 1: 106 (1805).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea kleiniana	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Dioscorea pentaphylla	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Dioscorea pentaphylla L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Dioscorea pentaphylla Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Dioscorea pentaphylla Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Dioscorea spinosa	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Dioscorea triphylla	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Dioscorea triphylla L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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