Pachyrhizus erosus (L.)Urban

Pachyrhizus erosus (L.)Urban

Status: Accepted
Genus: Pachyrhizus DC.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [210][1636][1915][2825]

Other names:

Cacara bulbosa Thouars [Synonym] [1636]
Cacara erosa (L.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1636][1430][1409][1290][1243]
Cacara palmatiloba (DC.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1636]
Dolichos articulatus Lam. [Synonym] [1243][1636]
Dolichos bulbosus L. [Synonym] [1430][1636][1243][1290]
Dolichos erosus L. [Synonym] [1243][1290][1409][2823][1915][1645][1636][1470][1460]
Dolichos palmatilobus DC. [Synonym] [1636][1470]
Pachyrhizus angulatus DC. [Synonym] [1290][1915][1645][1636][1430][1460][1243]
Pachyrhizus articulatus Walp. [Synonym] [1636][1243]
Pachyrhizus bulbosus (L.)Kurz [Synonym] [1636][1243]
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.)Urban Var. palmatilobus (DC.)R.T.Clausen [Synonym] [1470][1636]
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.)Urban Var. typicus R.T.Clausen [Synonym] [1636]
Pachyrhizus jicamas Blanco [Synonym] [1636]
Pachyrhizus palmatilobus (DC.)Benth. & Hook.f. [Synonym] [1636]
Pachyrhizus strigosus R.T.Clausen [Synonym] [1636]
Robynsia lobata M.Martens & Galeotti [Synonym] [1636]
Robynsia macrophylla M.Martens & Galeotti [Synonym] [1636][1243]
Stizolobium bulbosum (L.)Sprengel [Synonym] [1243][1636]
Stizolobium domingense Sprengel [Synonym] [1243][1636]
Taeniocarpum articulatum (Lam.)Desv. [Synonym] [1636][1243]

Common Names:

Auyey [2157]
J¡cama [2157]
Jicama [1902] [2968]
Manioc Cochon [1915]
Patate Chinoise [1915]
Patte la CouŠte [2157]
Pois Cochon [2157] [1915]
Pois Maldioc [2157]
Pois Manioc [1915]
Yam Bean [1902] [1915] [2823] [2968]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
- 1999-05 Heald J
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Food and Drink [1915] [2823] [2968]
Toxins [2968]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa [1636]
- Cameroon [1636]
- Ghana [1636]
- Senegal [1636]
- Sierra Leone [1636]
- Tanzania [210]
- Zaire [1636]

Asia [261] [1179] [1636] [1914] [1929] [1942] [1947] [1957] [1969] [1979] [2823]
- Bhutan [1947]
- Cambodia [1942]
- China [1179]
- India-ISO [1914]
- Indonesia-ISO [1969]
- Irian Jaya [261]
- Laos [1942]
- Malaysia-ISO [1636]
- Myanmar [1636]
- Philippines [1979]
- Ryukyu Is [2823]
- Singapore [1636]
- Sri Lanka [1957]
- Taiwan [1929]
- Vietnam [1942]

Australasia [261]
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [1056] [1636] [2157]
- Antigua-Barbuda [1636]
- Cuba [1636]
- Dominica [1636]
- Dominican Republic [1636] [2157]
- Guadeloupe [1636]
- Haiti [1636] [2157]
- Jamaica [1056]
- Martinique [1636]
- Puerto Rico [1636]
- St Kitts-Nevis [1636]
- St Vincent [1636]
- Trinidad & Tobago [1636]
- Virgin Is [1636]

Central America [1636]
- Belize [1242] [1636] [1645]
- Costa Rica [336] [1367] [1636] [1645] [1658]
- El Salvador [1636] [1645]
- Guatemala [1243] [1636] [1645]
- Honduras [1636] [1645]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1636]
  - Guanajuato [1636]
  - Guerrero [1636]
  - Jalisco [1636]
  - Michoacan [1636]
  - Morelos [1636]
  - Nayarit [1636]
  - Oaxaca [1636]
  - Puebla [1636]
  - San Luis Potosi [1636]
  - Veracruz [1636]
- Mexico(South East) [1636]
  - Chiapas [1636]
  - Quintana Roo [1636]
  - Yucatan [1636]
- Nicaragua [1636]
- Panama [1224] [1243]

Indian Ocean [1636] [1914] [1915] [1982] [3062]
- Andaman Is [1636] [1914]
- Madagascar [1982]
- Maldives [3062]
- Mauritius [1636] [1915]
- Nicobar Is [1914]
- Reunion [1636] [1915]

Pacific Ocean [261] [1636] [1939] [1949] [2235] [2968]
- Bismarck Archipelago [261]
- Guam [1636]
- Hawaii [1636] [1949]
- Northern Marianas [1636] [2235]
- Palau [1636]
- Society Is [1636] [2968]

South America
- Argentina [1460]
- Brazil [1636]
- French Guiana [1636]
- Paraguay [1636]
- Venezuela [1636]

Notes:

Cultivated in tropics/subtrop. mainly for edible tubers, eaten raw or cooked.

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:57:41