Pachyrhizus ahipa

Pachyrhizus ahipa

Overview

Pachyrhizus ahipa is a cultivated leguminous vine grown for its large, starchy, edible tuberous root, traditionally important in Andean agriculture. Known

Pachyrhizus ahipa is a cultivated leguminous vine grown for its large, starchy, edible tuberous root, traditionally important in Andean agriculture. Known as ahipa or Andean yam bean, it is the only cultivated species of its genus indigenous to the high Andes of Bolivia and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Ordre Fabales
Famille Fabaceae (Legume family)
Species Pachyrhizus ahipa

Questions fréquentes

What family does Pachyrhizus ahipa belong to?
Pachyrhizus ahipa (Pachyrhizus ahipa) belongs to the family Fabaceae in the order Fabales.

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