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Taxon:  Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.



Summary
Genus:
Pachyrhizus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Glycininae
Nomen number:
26286
Place of publication:
Symb. antill. 4:311. 1905
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Dolichos erosus L.

Autonym(s)
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. var. erosus

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cacara erosa (L.) Kuntze
Pachyrhizus bulbosus Kurz

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cacara palmatiloba (DC.) Kuntze
Dolichos bulbosus L.
Dolichos palmatilobus DC.
Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich. ex DC.
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. var. palmatilobus (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) R. T. Clausen
Pachyrhizus palmatilobus (DC.) ined.
Pachyrhizus strigosus R. T. Clausen
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Mexican-potato –
potato-bean –
yam-bean –
French
patate cochon –
pois patate –
German
Yambohne –
India
mishrikand –
Japanese Rōmaji
kuzu-imo –
Maya
chicam –
Spanish
jícama –
jícama de agua –
judía batata –
Swedish
jamsbönrot –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica n.w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala c. & w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua w.
2Cultivated    cult. in tropics
4Naturalized    natzd. in tropics
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Dominican Republic
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (n.w.), Guatemala (c. & w.), Honduras (w.), Nicaragua (w.), El Salvador
Cultivated (cult. in tropics)
Naturalized (natzd. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagefide Pap AU Wagen 90-3:6. 1990Sørensen, M. 1990. Observations on distribution, ecology and cultivation of the tuber-bearing legume genus Pachyrhizus Rich. ex DC. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 90-3:3.
Environmentalsoil improvergreen manureDuke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Human foodvegetablefide Pap AU Wagen 90-3:6. 1990Sørensen, M. 1990. Observations on distribution, ecology and cultivation of the tuber-bearing legume genus Pachyrhizus Rich. ex DC. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 90-3:3.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants


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