Fabaceae
Yam bean
Pachyrhizus erosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pachyrhizus
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Common names
By language (39)
- Arabic
- هيكاما
- ary
- الهيكاما
- arz
- هيكاما
- ban
- Bangkuang
- bik
- Singkamas
- Burmese
- ပဲစိမ်းစားပင်
- Cantonese
- 沙葛
- Catalan
- Jícama
- Cebuano
- Singkamas
- Chinese
- 凉薯, 豆薯, 凉瓜, 凉薯子, 凉薯花, 厚膜藻, 地瓜, 地瓜子
- Dutch
- Yamboon
- English
- Yam bean, Jicama, Mexican turnip, Mexican yam bean
- Esperanto
- Jikamo
- Estonian
- Söödav ubajuur
- Filipino
- Singkamas
- Finnish
- Pikkujamssipapu
- German
- Yambohne
- iba
- Engkuang
- Indonesian
- Bengkuang
- Japanese
- ヒカマ
- Javanese
- Bengkowang
- Korean
- 콩감자, 히카마
- Lithuanian
- Ropinė gumbapupė
- mad
- Bito'
- min
- Bingkuang
- nah
- Xīcamatl
- Nepali
- भुइँस्याउ
- pam
- Singkamas
- Persian
- جیکاما
- Polish
- Kłębian kątowaty
- Quechua
- Mishiku hikama
- Russian
- Хикама
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈထူဝ်ႇၵိၼ်ႁူဝ်
- Spanish
- Síncama, Jícama
- Sundanese
- Bangkuang
- Thai
- มันแกว
- Turkish
- Jikama
- Vietnamese
- Cây củ đậu
- Yiddish
- היקעמע
Synonyms
- Cacara bulbosa Thouars
- Cacara bulbosa Rumphius 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.
- Dolichos trilobus Lour.
- Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich. ex DC.
- Pachyrhizus angulatus f. integrifolius Wawra
- Pachyrhizus articulatus Duchass. ex Walp.
- Pachyrhizus bulbosus Kurz
- Pachyrhizus erosus var. erosus
- 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 lobata M.Martens & Galeotti
- Robynsia macrophylla M.Martens & Galeotti
- Stizolobium bulbosum Spreng.
- Stizolobium domingense Spreng.
- Taeniocarpum articulatum Desv.
Flowers
- In flower
- April, August to October, December to January (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Omar hoftun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.