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# Species- Seed plants (families)‎ > ‎A---L (families & genera)‎ > ‎D‎ > ‎Dioscoreaceae‎ > ‎Dioscorea‎ > ‎

Dioscorea villosa

Dioscorea villosa L., Sp. Pl. 1033 1753. (syn: Dioscorea cliffortiana Lam.; Dioscorea glauca Muhl. ex L.C.Beck; Dioscorea hexaphylla Raf.; Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett; Dioscorea lloydiana E.H.L.Krause; Dioscorea longifolia Raf.; Dioscorea megaptera Raf.; Dioscorea paniculata Michx.; Dioscorea paniculata var. glabrifolia Bartlett; Dioscorea pruinosa Kunth; Dioscorea quaternata Walter; Dioscorea quaternata var. glauca (Muhl. ex L.C.Beck) Fernald; Dioscorea quinata Walter; Dioscorea repanda Raf. [Illegitimate]; Dioscorea sativa L.; Dioscorea villosa var. glabra J.Lloyd ex A.Gray .........; Dioscorea waltheri Desf.; Merione villosa (L.) Salisb.);

S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A. as per WCSP;


 
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/attach/7cc81512bddb0/_MG_1047_03Aug2016.jpg?part=0.1.2&authuser=0
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/attach/7cc81512bddb0/_MG_1044_03Aug2016.jpg?part=0.1.1&authuser=0

Dioscorea villosa ABAUG2016/37 : 4 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.
Found this Dioscorea the other day too. I believe this is the Wild Yam, D. villosa. Please validate.
Dioscorea villosa—Wild Yam
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
03 August 2016.
I think matches with images at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dioscorea_villosa#/media/File:Dioscorea_villosa_001.JPG
http://www.nativeplant.com/plants/plant_page_template?Acronym=DIOVIL
http://www.anniesremedy.com/herb_detail119.php



References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  IPNI   Flowers of India  India Biodiversity Portal  Wikipedia  Symptoms, Uses, Health Benefits and Side 
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