Pachyrhizus erosus
Mexican Potato, Yam Bean
Also known as: Cacara bulbosa Rumph. ex Du Petit-Thouars +15 more
- Cacara bulbosa Rumph. ex Du Petit-Thouars
- Cacara erosa (L.) Kuntze
- Cacara palmatiloba (DC.) Kuntze
- Dolichos articulatus Lam.
- Dolichos bulbosus L.
- Dolichos erosus L.
- Dolichos mammosus Noronha
- Dolichos palmatilobus DC.
- Pachyrhizus angulatus f. integrifolius Wawra
- Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich. ex DC.
- Pachyrhizus articulatus Duchass. ex Walp.
- Pachyrhizus bulbosus (L.) Britton
- Pachyrhizus bulbosus Kurz
- Pachyrhizus erosus subsp. palmatilobus (DC.) R.T.Clausen
- Pachyrhizus erosus subsp. typicus R.T.Clausen
- Pachyrhizus erosus var. erosus
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing tuberous geophyte.
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Pachyrhizus erosus (commonly known as Mexican-potato or Yam Bean) is a climbing plant belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.