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Pachyrhizus
Sign in to savePachyrhizus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five or species of herbs and subshrubs native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, ranging from northern Mexico to northwestern Argentina. Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical forest and thicket, often at forest margins, in scrub vegetation, and in open grassy areas. Plants in the genus grow from large, often edible taproots.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
豆薯属（学名：Pachyrhizus）是蝶形花科下的一个属，为草质、缠绕植物。该属共有6种，原产热带美洲，可於熱帶及亞熱帶生長。塊莖大，可吃。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 239
- With media
- 82
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- CICY, ECOSUR, UACH, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, INECOL, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Pachyrhizus erosus Blanco2.249.png
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- topic's main category
- Category:Pachyrhizus
- taxon common name
- 豆薯属
- taxon name
- Pachyrhizus
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Jícama
- ''Pachyrhizus tuberosus''
- Ahipa
- References
Pachyrhizus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five or species of herbs and subshrubs native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, ranging from northern Mexico to northwestern Argentina. Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical forest and thicket, often at forest margins, in scrub vegetation, and in open grassy areas. Plants in the genus grow from large, often edible taproots.
== Jícama ==
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