Jhaala PRODUCT NAME
Dioscorea pentaphylla Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Jhaala |
| Local Name: | Jhaala (Irula + Kurumba); Tamil-Vallaikodi, Chedhukkandhi; Telugu-Duka-pendalam, Moyakku-pendalam, Pendi-muka-tiga; Malayalam-Nuran, Chaval, Korna-pidan |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
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| Product Description: | A slender vine Flower: Axillary or solitary racemes, greenish in color Fruit: A deeply angled obtuse capsule. Seeds 6, apically wing Branchlets twining to the left sometimes prickled. Leaves have a rusty pubescence below. Fruits in pendulous masses. Flowers fragrant. (Other) According to adivasis of this region, the fibrous, powdery tuber is eaten only by wild boar. |
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| Countries Found: | China India |
| Description: | Foothills to 1300m on tickets less in the plains. Distributed in the Indian subcontinent and China. |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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