Pachyrhizus erosus(PACER)
Overview Code created in: 2002-11-11
- EPPO Code: PACER
- Preferred name: Pachyrhizus erosus
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Urban
Mexico, Central America. Cultivated for its edible tubers. Introduced in Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan),Cameroon, Tanzania, Madagascar, USA (Florida), Caribbean, South America (northern), New Guinea, Australia
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Pachyrhizus angulatus | de Candolle |
| Pachyrhizus bulbosus | (Linnaeus) Kurz |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Mexican yam bean | English |
| turnip bean | English |
| mexikanische Yamsbohne | German |
| dolique bulbeux | French |
| pois patate | French |
| achipa | Spanish (BO) |
| frijol chuncho | Spanish (BO) |
| jicama | Spanish (MX) |
| judía batata | Spanish |
| fagiolo patata | Italian |
| bangkoewang | Dutch |
| feijoeira-inhame | Portuguese |
| jicama | Portuguese |
| sankalu | Bengali |
| dòu shǔ | Chinese |
| 豆薯 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Fabales (
1FABO )
Family
Fabaceae (
1LEGF )
Subfamily
Papilionoideae (
1FABS )
Genus
Pachyrhizus (
1PACG )
Species
Pachyrhizus erosus (
PACER )