Name: Dioscorea floribunda L.
- Common name: Floribunda yam, wild yam and Chinese yam
- Vernacular name: Khamalu (Arunachal )
- Family:Dioscoreaceae
- Habits: perennial herbaceous
- Habitat: warm and humid conditions with a mean temperature of 300C and a well distributed annual rainfall of 1200-2000 mm. Sandy loam soil
- Flower: April–May
- Part used : All parts
- Distribution: Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and the Andaman Islands.
- Uses: stomach ache, leprosy, burns, fungal infections, dysentery, skin diseases