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'''Dioscorea pentaphylla''' is a perennial climbing plant producing annual stems from a perennial rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation. The plant is widely cultivated in tropical areas of Asia for its edible root. It is also harvested from the wild because its slender tubers render its cultivation more difficult.
==Uses==
{{Uses|BoilsPiles}}, {{Uses|SwellingsDysentery}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaf}}, {{Parts Used|RootWhole Plant}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
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==
{{Common names|sa=Kantakaluka|en=Cowan Mountain yam, Fiji yamFive Leaf Yam|gu=Nano jungli kand, Vajnu kand|hi=Kanta alu, Phal alu|kn=ಕಾಡು ಗುಂಬಳ Kaadu gumbala|ks=|ml=Kattukizhangu, Marakkizhangu|mr=Gaaboli, Mundavalya|pa=|ta=Kattu-valli, Nurai|te=Adavi ginusu tiga, Adavi gummadi tiga}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering season from July to December}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season from July to December}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
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 growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<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">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/d/dioscorea-pentaphylla Common names]Information from Flowers of India article</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http:Tropical The Ferns Information about Cultivation<//tropicalref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R.thefernsGurudeva, Page No.info275, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/viewtropical.php?id=Dioscorea+pentaphylla Cultivation]7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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