Authors :
Rakesh Verma; Neelima Shah
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7567316
Abstract :
Dioscorea belophylla ,Synonym: Dioscorea
glabra dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh -- named for Pedanios
Dioscorides, 1st century Greek pharmacologist bel-ohFIL-uh -- spear or arrow-like leaves. The plant is native
to India and Pakistan , although the genus Dioscorea , a
pan-continental genus belonging to the family
Dioscoreaceae, is found in Africa , Southeast Asia ,
Australia and tropical America (Jayasurya 1984; Wilkin
1998), with about 630 scientifically described taxa.
(Prain and Burkill 1936) reported the occurrence of
about 50 different Dioscorea in India , largely in the
west, east and northeast regions. Many of the Dioscrorea
species serve as a ‘life saving or famine food’ plant group
to marginal farming and forest dwelling communities,
during periods of food scarcity (Roy et al. 1988; Arora
and Anjula Pandey 1996). Yam (Dioscorea spp.) provides
food and medicines to millions of people in the world
especially in the tropics and sub tropics. It is recognized
as the fourth most important tuber crop after potatoes,
cassava, and sweet potatoes. It contributes about 10% of
the total root and tubers production around the world.
Yams also considered as famine food and plays a prime
role in the food habit of small and marginal rural
families and forest-dwelling communities during the
food scarcity periods(Bandana Padhan and Debabrata
Panda, 2020)
Keywords :
Tarar, Wild Yam, Shivalik Belt, Sunderbani Forest Range, Nowshera Forest Division, Dioscoria, devil’s bones, famine food.
Dioscorea belophylla ,Synonym: Dioscorea
glabra dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh -- named for Pedanios
Dioscorides, 1st century Greek pharmacologist bel-ohFIL-uh -- spear or arrow-like leaves. The plant is native
to India and Pakistan , although the genus Dioscorea , a
pan-continental genus belonging to the family
Dioscoreaceae, is found in Africa , Southeast Asia ,
Australia and tropical America (Jayasurya 1984; Wilkin
1998), with about 630 scientifically described taxa.
(Prain and Burkill 1936) reported the occurrence of
about 50 different Dioscorea in India , largely in the
west, east and northeast regions. Many of the Dioscrorea
species serve as a ‘life saving or famine food’ plant group
to marginal farming and forest dwelling communities,
during periods of food scarcity (Roy et al. 1988; Arora
and Anjula Pandey 1996). Yam (Dioscorea spp.) provides
food and medicines to millions of people in the world
especially in the tropics and sub tropics. It is recognized
as the fourth most important tuber crop after potatoes,
cassava, and sweet potatoes. It contributes about 10% of
the total root and tubers production around the world.
Yams also considered as famine food and plays a prime
role in the food habit of small and marginal rural
families and forest-dwelling communities during the
food scarcity periods(Bandana Padhan and Debabrata
Panda, 2020)
Keywords :
Tarar, Wild Yam, Shivalik Belt, Sunderbani Forest Range, Nowshera Forest Division, Dioscoria, devil’s bones, famine food.
