Biodiversity : Use and Conservation

An initiative of Ambika Prasad Research Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation. Biodiversity is the foundation for human health. By securing the life-sustaining goods and services which biodiversity provide to us, the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity can provide significant benefits to our health. (Special thanks to R U, Cuttack; NBPGR, Base Centre, Cuttack; RIE (NCERT),Bhubaneshwar, RPRC, Bhubaneshwar, Wikipedia and other sources for data collection)

Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

Syn: Dioscorea oppositifolia var. dukhunensis Prain & Burkill
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Location: Khordha, Odisha
Date: August 2020
Food values: Tubers are edible
Medicinal values: Tuber juice used as tonic
Local name: Pani aalu

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Dr. Sanjeet Kumar

Biodiversity : Use and Conservation

Dioscorea oppositifolia L.

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