Dioscorea HAMILTONII Hook. f.
| Synonym : | Dioscorea persimilis Prain & Burkill Dioscorea persimilis var. pubescens C.T.Ting & M.C.Chang Dioscorea persimilis var. wukangensis Hand.-Mazz. Dioscorea raishaensis Hayata |
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| Bangla Name : | Miltoni alu (Bangla), Brara (Bawn),Murmuijja amila(Chakma), Tan Pawa (Marma). |
| English Name : | - |
| Family : | Dioscoreaceae |
| Disease : | Jaundice. |
| Description : | A considerable climber. Leaves opposite and alternate, 7.6-20 cm long, cordately or subhastately ovate or lanceolate. Male spikes whorled on the branches of very slender, elongate, axillary and terminal panicles, flowers small, globose. Capsules 2.5-3.8 cm long, membranous, sides parallel, tip acute. |
| Distribution : | Forests of Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts. |
| Chemical Constituents : | - |
| Uses : | The leaf paste is taken by Chakma for the treatment of jaundice. |
| Habit : | Climber |