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Family: FABACEAE 
 Pachyrhizus tuberosus
 

Photo from World Agroforestry Center

  
Author:  Sprengel 1827
Family:  Fabaceae
Habitat:  West Indies, Western South America
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  30 centimetres
Height:  6 meters
Flower:  White - Deep Violet
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings/Roots
Pop names:  Yam Bean, Potato Bean, Jicama
Synonyms:  Dolichous tuberosus, Lamarck 1786. Cacara tuberosa Britton 1924. Stizolobium tuberosum Spreng1826
Got it from:  -
Year:  -

Long tuber. Photo from The Department of Ecology

   This member of the Fabaceae family was given this name by Sprengel in 1827. It is found in Western Indies and Western South America. It grows in well drained soil with some water and some sun. The vines will climb for six meters, the eatable caudex grow up to 30 centimetres in diameter. The flowers are white to yellow.