PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS

This member of the Fabaceae family was given this name by Ignatz Urban in 1905. It is found in Mexico and Central America. It grows in rather rich soil with some water and some sun. The vines will climb for five meters, the eatable caudex grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter. The flowers are deep violet to white.

The genera name from Greek pachys; 'thick' and Greek rhiza; 'root' for the thick tuberous roots. The species name from Latin; erosus; 'erose', 'gnawed' or 'jagged'. Cacara erosa, Kuntze. Cacara palmatiloba, Kuntze. Dolichos articulatus, Lam. Dolichos bulbosus, L. Dolichos mammosus Noronha Dolichos palmatilobus, DC. Pachyrhizus angulatus, Rich. ex DC. Pachyrhizus angulatus f. integrifolius, Wawra. Pachyrhizus articulatus, Duchass. ex Walp. Pachyrhizus bulbosus, Kurz. Pachyrhizus erosus var. palmatilobus, R.T.Clausen. Pachyrhizus erosus var. typicus, R.T.Clausen. Pachyrhizus jicama,s Blanco. Pachyrhizus palmatilobus, Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl. Pachyrhizus strigosus, R.T.Clausen. Pachyrhizus trilobus, DC. Phaseolus tuberosus, Lour. Robynsia macrophylla, M.Martens & Galeotti. Stizolobium bulbosum, Spreng. Stizolobium domingense, Spreng. Taeniocarpum articulatum, Desv.