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Pachyrhizus erosus


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Pachyrhizus erosus
  • Scientific Name: Pachyrhizus erosus
  • Common Name: yam bean
  • Symbol: PAER3
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Pachyrhizus
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Family Common Name: Pea family
  • Order: Fabales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Vine, Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
  • Edible: unknown
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    Yam bean


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  • Scientific Name: Pachyrhizus erosus
  • Common Name(s): Yam bean
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: fruit


  • Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    CAUTION--The raw seeds are poisonous.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Description: The yam bean is a climbing plant of the bean family, with alternate, three-parted leaves and a turniplike root. The bluish or purplish flowers are pealike in shape. The plants are often so rampant that they cover the vegetation upon which they are growing.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Habitat and Distribution: The yam bean is native to the American tropics, but it was carried by man years ago to Asia and the Pacific islands. Now it is commonly cultivated in these places, and is also found growing wild in forested areas. This plant grows in wet areas of tropical regions.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Edible Parts: The tubers are about the size of a turnip and they are crisp, sweet, and juicy and have a nutty flavor. They are nourishing and at the same time quench the thirst. Eat them raw or boiled. To make flour, slice the raw tubers, let them dry in the sun, and grind into a flour that is high in starch and may be used to thicken soup.
    Current Rating: 0.0000

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