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Dioscorea bulbifera.jpg

Dioscorea bulbifera  L.

Air Potato

Plants > Angiosperms > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea bulbifera

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: bulbifera


  • Common names: Air Potato
  • Thai names: กลิ้งกลางดง kling klang dong (Northern), เดะควา de-khwa (Karen-Chiang Mai), เถามันนก thao man nok (Surat Thani), เบี้ย bia (Chanthaburi), มะมู ma mu (Northern), มันกะทาด man ka tha (Nakhon Ratchasima), มันขมิ้น man khamin (Central), มันตกเลือด man tok lueat (Nakhon Si Thammarat), มันทราย man sai (Chon Buri), มันนก man nok (Chon Buri), มันนางนอน man nang non (Chon Buri), มันแนบ man naep (Saraburi), มันเสิน man soen (Nakhon Si Thammarat), มันหมู man mu (Chon Buri), มันหลวง man luang (Prachuap Khiri Khan), มันหามเป้า man ham pao (Northern), มันอีโม้ man i mo (Sukhothai), มันอีลุ้ม man i lum (Chanthaburi), ละสามี la-sa-mi (Karen-Mae Hong Son), เล่าะแจ๊มื่อ lo-chae-mue (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ว่านพระฉิม wan phra chim (Central), ว่านสามพันตึง wan sam phan tueng (Central), หำเป้า ham pao (Northern), อีรุมปุมเป้า i rum pum pao (Sa Kaeo), อึ้งเอี๊ยะ ueang-ia (Chinese)​
  • Chinese names: 黄独 huang du
  • Distribution: Bhutan, China, Cambodia, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, Oceania. Widely cultivated and has escaped to become naturalized in many regions (Latin America, the West Indies, the southeastern United States, and various oceanic islands).
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Laen Kha N.P., Nam Tok Tad Fa)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Dioscorea bulbifera from Thailand.
Dioscorea bulbifera, Air Potato.jpg
Dioscorea bulbifera Phu Laen Kha N.P. Chaiyaphum August
Dioscorea bulbifera, Air Potato.jpg
Dioscorea bulbifera Nam Tok Tad Fa Chaiyaphum October

References:
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China 
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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