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Pachyrhizus erosus (L.)Urb.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Pachyrhizus DC.

Pachyrhizus erosus (L.)Urb. [Preferred name]
    Cacara bulbosa Thouars {Synonym}
    Cacara erosa (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Cacara palmatiloba (DC.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Dolichos articulatus Lam. {Synonym}
    Dolichos bulbosus L. {Synonym}
    Dolichos erosus L. {Synonym}
    Dolichos palmatilobus DC. {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus angulatus DC. {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus articulatus Walp. {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus bulbosus (L.)Kurz {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus erosus var. palmatilobus (DC.)R.T.Clausen {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus erosus var. typicus R.T.Clausen {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus jicamas Blanco {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus palmatilobus (DC.)Benth. & Hook.f. {Synonym}
    Pachyrhizus strigosus R.T.Clausen {Synonym}
    Robynsia lobata M.Martens & Galeotti {Synonym}
    Robynsia macrophylla M.Martens & Galeotti {Synonym}
    Stizolobium bulbosum (L.)Spreng. {Synonym}
    Stizolobium domingense Spreng. {Synonym}
    Taeniocarpum articulatum (Lam.)Desv. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Auyey [2157]; Jicama [1902, 2157, 2968, 3348]; Manioc Cochon [1915]; Patate Chinoise [1915]; Patte la Couete [2157]; Pois Cochon [1915, 2157]; Pois Maldioc [2157]; Pois Manioc [1915]; Sankalu [3030, 3091]; Turnip Tree [3920]; Yam Bean [261, 1902, 1915, 2823, 2968, 3705]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Cameroon (I) [1636]; Ghana (I) [1636]; Senegal (I) [1636]; Sierra Leone (I) [1636]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Zaire (I) [1636]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3366]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Cambodia (I) [1636, 1942]; China (I) [1179, 1636, 3424, 3905]; Fujian [3424]; Guangdong [3424]; Guangxi [3424]; Guizhou [3424]; Hubei [3424]; Hunan [3424]; Sichuan [3424]; Yunnan [3424]; Hainan (I) [3424]; India (I) [1636, 1914, 1947, 3019, 3037, 3040, 3366, 3376, 3385]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3385]; Bihar [3366]; Maharashtra [3019]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Orissa [3376]; Sikkim [1947]; Tripura [3366]; West Bengal [3037]; Indonesia (I) [261, 1636, 1969, 3898, 3905]; Irian Jaya (I) [261]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Laos (I) [1636, 1942]; Malaysia (I) [1636, 3996]; Myanmar (I) [1636]; Nepal (I) [3369]; Philippines (I) [1979, 3996]; Ryukyu Is (I) [2823]; Singapore (I) [1636, 3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1957, 3705]; Sumatera (N) [3905]; Taiwan (I) [1929, 3424]; Thailand (I) [1636, 3905]; Vietnam (I) [1636, 1942, 3905]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (I) [1636]; Cuba (I) [1636]; Dominica (I) [1636]; Dominican Republic (U) [1636, 2157]; Guadeloupe (I) [1636]; Haiti (U) [1636, 2157]; Jamaica (I) [1056]; Martinique (I) [1636]; Puerto Rico (I) [1636]; St Kitts-Nevis (I) [1636]; St Vincent (I) [1636]; Trinidad & Tobago (I) [1636]; Virgin Is (I) [1636]
  Central America
Belize (I) [1242, 1636, 1645]; Costa Rica (N) [336, 1367, 1636, 1645, 1658]; El Salvador (N) [1636, 1645]; Guatemala (N) [1243, 1636, 1645]; Honduras (N) [1636, 1645]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [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) (N) [1636]; Chiapas [1636]; Quintana Roo [1636]; Yucatan [1636]; Nicaragua (N) [1636, 3348]; Panama (I) [1224, 1243]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (I) [1636, 1914]; Christmas I (I) [3920]; Madagascar (I) [1982, 3402]; Maldives (I) [3062, 3076]; Mauritius (I) [1636, 1915]; Nicobar Is (I) [1914]; Reunion (I) [1636, 1915]
  North America
United States (I) [3157]; Florida [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (I) [261]; Guam (I) [1636]; Hawaii (U) [1636, 1949]; Northern Marianas (I) [1636, 2235]; Palau (I) [1636]; Society Is (I) [1636, 2968]
  South America
Argentina (I) [1460]; Brazil (I) [1636]; French Guiana (I) [1636]; Paraguay (I) [1636]; Venezuela (I) [1636]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1636, 1915, 1929, 1942, 1947, 2157, 2823, 3057, 3348, 3402, 3424, 3705, 3905, 3920, 3996] ; Distribution Map [1636, 3996] ; Illustration [261, 1636, 1915, 1929, 1942, 2157, 2827, 3424, 3905]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [261] [3057] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [261] [1915] [3402], Shrub [3581] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [3057] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3996]; Environmental [3920]; Fibre [3030]; Food and Drink [261, 1915, 1942, 1947, 2823, 2968, 3030, 3034, 3402, 3705, 3920]; Forage [3030, 3996]; Medicine [1942, 3705]; Toxins [1942, 2968, 3030, 3705]

  
NOTES:
  Tuberous root. [261]
  Native of Tropical America; widely cultivated in the Tropics. [261]
  Leaves & mature seeds poisonous. [3920]
  Pods & leaves contain glucoside pachyrrhizine, rotenone & various saponins. [3920]
  Native to Tropical America. [1915]

  
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