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SCFBio, IIT Delhi Hauz Khas, New Delhi
Medicinal Plant TaxID: 167587

Dioscorea hispida

Family: Dioscoreaceae • Common: Asiatic Bitter Yam; Intoxicating Yam
8 Compounds Andaman Islands; Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Bismarck Archipelago; Borneo; Cambodia; China; Hainan; India; Jawa; Lesser Sunda Islands; Malaya; Maluku; Myanmar; Nepal; New Guinea; Philippines; Sulawesi; Sumatera; Taiwan; Thailand; Tibet; Vietnam

Overview

Species Dioscorea hispida
Habit Climber
Habitat Tropical semi-evergreen forests
Distribution (India)
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Natural Products

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