Pachyrhizus erosus

Pachyrhizus erosus

Pachyrhizus erosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Glycininae
Genus: Pachyrhizus
Species: Pachyrhizus erosus

Name

Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb. (1905)

Synonyms

• 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 Rich. ex DC.
• Pachyrhizus angulatus f. integrifolius Wawra
• Pachyrhizus articulatus Duchass. ex Walp.
• Pachyrhizus bulbosus Kurz
• Pachyrhizus erosus var. palmatilobus (DC.) R.T.Clausen
• Pachyrhizus erosus var. typicus R.T.Clausen
• Pachyrhizus jicamas Blanco
• Pachyrhizus palmatilobus (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.
• Pachyrhizus strigosus R.T.Clausen
• Pachyrhizus trilobus DC.
• Phaseolus tuberosus Lour.
• Robynsia macrophylla M.Martens & Galeotti
• Stizolobium bulbosum Spreng.
• Stizolobium domingense Spreng.
• Taeniocarpum articulatum Desv.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Urban, I. (ed.) 1904–1908. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis. Vol. V. 555 pp. Fratres Borntraeger, Lipsiae [Leipzig]; Paul Klincksieck, Parisiis [Paris]; Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. : 4: 311.

Additional references

• Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
• Baksh-Comeau, Y.S, Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D. (†), Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. 2016. An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250(1): 1–431. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.250.1.1 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pachyrhizus erosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pachyrhizus erosus. Published online. Accessed: May 17 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Pachyrhizus erosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Pachyrhizus erosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pachyrhizus erosus. Accessed: 17 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pachyrhizus erosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Bangkuang
čeština: Jícama
Deutsch: Yambohne
English: Jicama
suomi: Pikkujamssipapu
Bahasa Indonesia: Bengkuang
Nāhuatl: Xīcama
Nederlands: Yamboon
ไทย: มันแกว
Tagalog: singkamas
Türkçe: Jikama

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