Images and Information of Ipomoea batatas

BIBLIO (Ayurveda)

Title - ASTANGA HRIDAYA KOSHA
Author - ANONYMOUS
Title - DRAVYAGUNA VIGNANA VOL.2,5,5N
Author - PROF. P.V. SHARMA
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4
Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
Title - INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS VOLUME .VOL 1-5
Author - WARRIER,P.K. et al (EDS.)

BIBLIO (Distribution)

Title - Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II

Distribution

Bastar, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Raigarh, Satna Usually cultivated

Title - Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II

Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra

Title - FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2

Distribution

Meghalaya, cultivated

Title - FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2

Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R

Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2

Distribution

Tripura : Cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Cultivated for the tubers

Title - FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2

Author - D.B. DEB

Botanical Name -

Ipomoea batatas (L.) LAM.

Full Botanical citation -

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., Encycl. 1: 465. 1793; R.D.Gaur, Fl. Distr. Garhwal North West Himalaya (With Ethnobotanical Notes), TransMedia, Srinagar (Garhwal), India, 439. 1999.

Family -

CONVOLVULACEAE

System(s) of Indian Medicine -

Ayurveda, Siddha

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Vernacular names -

Total 96 Vernacular names found in 8 languages.

English (4) - brazilian arrowroot, kumara, sweet potato, yam

Hindi (10) - hakkar kand, mitaalu, mitha alu, mitha-alu, ratalu, sakharkand, sakkarkand, shakar-kand, shakardand, shakarkand

Kannada (6) - bellagenasu, genasu, genasu gedde, genasugadde, see gensasu, sihigenasu

Malayalam (4) - kapakalenga, kappa-kelengu, madhurakkilannu, sarkkarakkilannu

Marathi (5) - kanamgi, ratali, ratalu, rathaal, rathali

Sanskrit (9) -

Sanskrit Comments

kandagranthi, pichhila, pindalu, pindaluh, pinditaka, raktaluh, romashakandaka, sthulakanda, svadukandaka

Tamil (48) - amirtavalli#, atapamirutakkoti, attakattati, attakattatikkilanku, cakkaravallikkilanku, carkkarai valli, carkkaraikkilanku, carkkaraivalli, carkkaraivallikkilanku, carukkaraikkilanku1, carukkaraivalli, carukkaraivallikkilanku, charukkarai valli, cinikkilanku, cinkarakkilanku, civappuccarukkaraivalli, irattapintakam, kantakalukam, kayvalli1, kilankukkoti1, kumarakanpentir, kumarakanpentirkoti, kumaranmanaivimulam, kumaranutamanaivimulan, matumulam, maturavalli 1#, maturavalli 1@, maturavallikkilanku, mirutavalli, mirutavallikkilanku, nattuccarkkaraivalli, nattuvalli, otikilanku, otikkilanku, palivikkilanku, pavalaccarkkaraivalli, pavili, pitacaratakkilanku, pitacaratam, sakkaraivallik-kizhangu, sakkareivelleikilangu, sakkeri-vellei-kelangu, sarkarai valli, sarkaraivalli-kilangu, valli 1, vallikilangu, vattalaikkoti, vattalankilanku

Telugu (10) - chelagada, chilagadadumpa, chilagadam, chilakada dumpa, genasu, genasu gadda, genusu, kanda gadda, mohanamu, thella dumpa