| Author: | Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, 1787 |
| Family: |
FABACEAE | |
Origin: |
Canada, US | |
Soil: |
Rich | | Water: |
Medium - Maximum | | Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
5 Centimetres |
| Height: |
4-10 Metres
| | Flower: |
Reddish Brown - Purple - Pink |
| Propagate: | Seeds |
| Names: |
Wild Bean, Groundnut, American Potato Bean,
Indian Potato, Hopniss | |
Synonyms: |
Glycine apios, Carl Linneaeus.
1753.
Apios tuberosa, Moench, 1959.
Apios americana f. cleistogama, Fernald
Apios americana f. keihneri, Oswald
Apios americana f. mcculloughii, Oswald
Apios americana f. pilosa, Steyerm.
Apios americana var. turrigera, Fernald
Apios apios (L.) MacMill.
Apios apios var. boulderensis, Daniels
Apios perennis, Vahl ex Hornem.
Glycine tuberosa, Salisb.
Phaseolus tuberosus, Eaton & Wright | This member of the
Fabaceae family
was given this name by Friedrich Kasimir Medikus in 1787. It is found in Canada
and United States, growing in a rich soil with quite some water and sun. The caudex can grow to
five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to four or even ten centimetres in height. The flowers are pink over purple to
reddish brown. The genera name
Apios comes from the Greek word, meaning 'pear' and may refer the
pear shape of some tubers. The species name indicate its origin from the
Americas.
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