Fabaceae

Yam bean

Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) Parodi

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pachyrhizus

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Pachyrhizus ahipaFabaceae

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Common names

By language (9)

Arabic: أهيبا
arz: اهيبا
English: Yam bean
French: Ahipa
German: Andine Knollenbohne
mzn: آهیپا
Persian: آجیپا
Quechua: Ahipa
Spanish: Jiquima

Synonyms

Dolichos ahipa Wedd.
Pachyrhizus ahipa var. albiflora Parodi
Pachyrhizus ahipa var. violacea Parodi

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.