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Pachyrhizus erosus

Authority(L.) Urban
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
SynonymsCacara erosa Kuntze., Dolichos bulbosus L., Dolichos erosus L., Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich. ex DC. nom. illeg., Pachyrhizus bulbosus Kurz. nom. illeg., Pachyrrhizus bulbosus (L.) Kurz., Pachyrrhizus erosus (L.) Urban
Common namesahipa, bai tu gua, bangkooang, bangkowang, bengkoewang, bengkuang, besusu, chop-suey bean, cu san, curdau, dolico bulboso, dolique bulbeuse, dou shu, fagiolo patata, fan ge, fan-ko, feijao batata, four-lobed-root yam bean, hoewi hiris, hoewi iris, huapaekua, iguama, jacatupé, jacatupe', jacutupé, jacutupe', jicama, jiquima, jocotupé, judía batata, kacang sengkuang, knollige bohne, köklü böyrüce, liang shu, mame imo, man kaeo, man lao, man ph'au, manioc bean, mengkuwang, Mexican turnip, Mexican yam bean, mishrikand, pais patate, paquirrizo, pe'kuëk, pois manioc, pois patate, pre myit, sakalu, san, sankalu, sengkuang, sengkuwang, sha ge, sha got, sha kot, singkamas, sinkamas, tani uttan kai, three-lobed-leaved yam bean, tu gua, Wayaka yam bean, yam bean, yambohne, yamsbohne, yamsbønne
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Ecocrop code1582



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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A herbaceous climbing or trailing vine reach a length of 2-6 m. Roots tuberous, turnip-shaped to elongated. The tubers of cultivars may be up to 30 x 25 cm, with light to dark brown skin and white, whitish yellow or reddish flesh. Leaves trifoliate and fruits oblong, flat, 6-13 x 0.8-1.7 cm, slightly to deeply contracted between the seeds. USES The young crunchy tubers are sliced and eaten raw and also the young pods can be used as a vegetable. The leaves, mature seeds and pods contain a toxic glycoside, the roots and mature seeds contain rotenone and may be useful as an insecticide and fish poison, but can also be toxic to humans. The entire plant can be used as fodder for cattle and pigs and also as green manure. GROWING PERIOD Climbing perennial vine. Immature pods are ready for harvest about 200-240 days from sowing and tubers may be harvested after 150-270 days, before they become fibrous. Seed crops takes about 300 days to mature. In warmer parts of Mexico with loght, rich soil, mature tubers are commenly harvested after only 90 days. COMMON NAMES Yam bean, Potato bean, Dolique bulbeux, Pois batate, Jicama de agua, Sankalu, Sankeh alu, Ubi sengkuang, Pre-myit, Bangkoewang, Bengkuwang, Benkaway, Besusu, Huwi hiris, Sengkuwang, Bunga, Frijol name, Sinkamas, Singkong, Kamah, Kamas, Peek kuek, Pe kuek, Man phau, Man kaeo, Hua pae kua, Man laao, Cu san, Cu dau, Fan-ko, Sha Kot%2
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SOURCES (P. erosus L. Urban)
Tindall H 1983 pp 272-274 [TEXT, DRA, RAIN, PHO]
Roecklein J 1987 pp 471 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 22 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Purseglove J 1974 pp 281 [USE, RAIN, TEMP, TEXT]
Duke J 1981 pp 182-184 [FER, TEXT, DRA, PHO, RAIN, TEMP, PH]
National RC 1979 pp 21
Rice R 1990 pp 289-291 [TEXT, DRA, RAIN, PHO]
Westphal E 1989 pp 213-215 [USE, LIMIT, TEMP, PHO, TEXT, DRA]