What is kaivalli kodi in english?
The species Dioscorea bulbifera L. is known by the common name Kaivalli kodi in Tamil.
The species Dioscorea oppositifolia L. is known by the common name Kaivalli kodi in Tamil.
- Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Dioscorea bulbifera, called air potato or potato yam, is a member of the yam family grown for its tubers below ground and edible bulbils above. While both the tubers and bulbils are used medicinally, only the bulbils are generally edible. Some varieties produce a bitter-tasting tuber which becomes palatable after sustained boiling.
In English, Kaivalli kodi (Dioscorea bulbifera L.) is known by Aerial yam, Air potato, Bulb-bearing yam, Bulbil-bearing yam, or Potato yam.
- Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Dioscorea oppositifolia (Bellarai in Kannada) is a type of yam native to Myanmar (Burma) and to the Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh).It is cultivated for its tubers. It is often mixed up with Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese Yam) which is local to East Asia.
In English, Kaivalli kodi (Dioscorea oppositifolia L.) is known by Betel yam, Chinese yam, or Cinnamon yam.
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