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Taxon:
Apios americana
Medik.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Apios
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Nomen number:
310730
Place of publication:
Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Öcon. Ges. 2:355. 1787
Comment:
a replacement name for
Glycine apios
L.
Verified:
12/11/2009
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Apios tuberosa
Moench
Glycine apios
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Belamkar, V. et al.
2015. Evaluation of phenotypic variation in a collection of
Apios americana
: an edible tuberous legume. Crop Sci. (Madison) 55:712-726.
Blackmon, W. J. & B. D. Reynolds.
1994. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Tuberous Legumes. 237-248.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Apios+americana&quantity=1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Isely, D.
1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
Joly, S. & A. Bruneau.
2004. Evolution of triploidy in
Apios americana
(Leguminosae) revealed by genealogical analysis of the histone H3-D gene. Evolution 58:284-295.
Li, J. et al.
2014. Phylogenetics and biogeography of
Apios
(Fabaceae) inferred from sequences of nuclear and plastid genes. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 175:764-780.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles.
1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Seabrook, J. A. E. & L. A. Dione.
1976. Studies on the genus
Apios
. I. Chromosome number and distribution of
Apios americana
and
A. priceana
. Canad. J. Bot. 54:2567-2572.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Note:
cultivated
Wetter, M. A. et al.
WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora/
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Fabaceae&GenusID=Apios&SpeciesID=americana
Woods, M.
1988. A revision of
Apios
and
Cochlianthus
(Leguminosae). Unpublished dissertation (Southern Illinois University) 26.
Woods, M.
2005. A revision of the North American species of
Apios
(Fabaceae). Castanea 70:85-100.
Common names
English
American potato-bean –
Reference(s)
apios –
Reference(s)
ground-bean –
Reference(s)
groundnut –
Reference(s)
wild bean –
Reference(s)
French
gland de terre –
Reference(s)
German
Erdbirne –
Reference(s)
Italian
troque –
Reference(s)
Spanish
apio tuberoso –
Reference(s)
Swedish
potatisböna –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
New Brunswick
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Nova Scotia
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
s.
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Québec
s.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
n.e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Minnesota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Nebraska
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
South Dakota
e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Wisconsin
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Connecticut
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Indiana
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maine
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Michigan
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Hampshire
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New York
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Ohio
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Rhode Island
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Vermont
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
West Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Colorado
n.-c.
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Delaware
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
District of Columbia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
Native
Northern America
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Québec (s.), Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.), New Brunswick]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (n.e.), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma (e.), South Dakota (e.), Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Colorado (n.-c.)]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
potential as vegetable
Blackmon, W. J. & B. D. Reynolds.
1994. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Tuberous Legumes. 237-248.
Name
References