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{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaf}}, {{Parts Used|RootWhole Plant}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.

It contains the following constituents Phenols/Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Terpenoids, Tannins, Alkaloids and Saponins. Phenols and Saponins were invariably present in all the solvent extracts.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|sa=Kantakaluka|en=Mountain yam, Five Leaf Yam|gu=Nano jungli kand, Vajnu kand|hi=Kanta alu, Phal alu|kn=|ks=ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ Kaadu gumbala|ml=Kattukizhangu, Marakkizhangu|mr=|pa=Gaaboli, Mundavalya|ta=Kattu-valli, Nurai|te=Adavi ginusu tiga, Adavi gummadi tiga}}<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Habit|Perennial climber}}

{{Flower|||||Flowering season from July to December}}

{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season from July to December}}

{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings of tubers}}.

Plants grow best in lowland tropical areas with a temperature around 26 - 34°c; A well-defined dry season of 2 - 5 months and a total rainfall of 1,300 - 1,700mm evenly distributed throughout the remainder of the year. For best yields, this species requires a deep, well-drained, sandy loam that is not liable to water-logging.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|Scrub forests}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Forest margins}}.

 <ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]Journal Paper National Library of Medicine - Bio-efficacy of Dioscorea pentaphylla from Midmid-Western Ghats, India</ref> <ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref><ref name="Common names">Information from Flowers of India article</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Tropical The Ferns Information about Cultivation"]</ref><ref name="UsesKarnataka Medicinal Plants">Indian ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by CDr.PM.KhareR. Gurudeva, Page No.275, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>

* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Five%20Leaf%20Yam.html Dioscorea pentaphylla on flowersofindia.net]* [ ]* [ https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=43379#null Dioscorea pentaphylla on itis.gov]