Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea tomentosa J.Koenig ex Spreng. [Dioscoreaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bilegenasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
biligenasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hoori	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
loondi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullankilannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullankizhannu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullugenasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mullukerengi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
noorangkizhangu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ratalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
subbadumpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uyala	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
උයල	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Helmia tomentosa (J.Koenig ex Spreng.) Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 439 (1850).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea tomentosa	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Dioscorea tomentosa Heyne	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Dioscorea tomentosa J.Koenig ex Spreng.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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