Pachyrhizus

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Pachyrhizus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Clade:	Millettioids
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Subtribe:	Glycininae
Genus:	Pachyrhizus Rich. ex DC. (1826)
Species[1][2]
Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. Pachyrhizus ferrugineus (Piper) M.Sørensen Pachyrhizus panamensis R.T.Clausen Pachyrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Spreng.
Synonyms[2]
Cacara Rumph. ex Thouars (1806) Pachyrrhizos Spreng. (1827), orth. var. Robynsia M.Martens & Galeotti (1843) Taeniocarpum Desv. (1826)

Pachyrhizus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five or species of herbs and subshrubs native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, ranging from northern Mexico to northwestern Argentina. Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical forest and thicket, often at forest margins, in scrub vegetation, and in open grassy areas.^[2] Plants in the genus grow from large, often edible taproots.