Billia Noorai PRODUCT NAME
Dioscorea tomentosa J. Koenig ex Sprengel. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Billia Noorai |
| Local Name: | Billia Noorai (Irula); Noorai (Kurumba); Tamil-Nalvaelikkizhangu, Shaval Kilangu; Telugu-Burdi gaddi, Tegadumpa, Nalla tiga, Nagang, Adavi- denda-tiga; Malayalam-Inthi kachchil, Nuli, Chavu, Pindi |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
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| Product Description: | A vine Flower: In axillary spike, Purplish Fruit: Cuneately oblong capsule. Seeds 3, obovoid, apically winged Branchlets twining to the left, tomentose, rarely prickled. Leaves densely tomentose. Fruits downy, eventually becoming glabrous. |
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| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Foothills to 1400m on slopes by forest borders, less in the plains. Found across Indian subcontinent. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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