Pachyrhizus ahipa

Pachyrhizus ahipa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Pachyrhizus
Species:
P. ahipa
Binomial name
Pachyrhizus ahipa
(Wedd.) Parodi
Synonyms[1]

Dolichos ahipa Wedd.
Pachyrhizus ahipa var. albifora Parodi
Pachyrhizus ahipa var. violacea Parodi

Pachyrhizus ahipa, also called the ahipa or Andean yam bean, is a tuberous root-producing legume, which is distributed mainly in the Andean region.[2]

  1. ^ "Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved 18 December 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ Sørensen, M., Gruneberg, W. J., Ørting, B., 1997. Ahipa (Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi). In Andean roots and tubers: ahipa, arracacha, maca and yacon. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops (M. Herman & J. Heller, eds.). International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, p. 13-73.