Fabaceae

Ajipo

Pachyrhizus tuberosus (Lam.) Spreng.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pachyrhizus

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Pachyrhizus tuberosusFabaceae

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: لوبيا بصلية درنية
arz: لوبيا بصليه درنيه
English: Ajipo
Esperanto: Tuberfabo
German: Knollenbohne

Synonyms

Cacara tuberosa (Lam.) Britton & Wilson
Cacara tuberosa (Lam.) Britton
Dolichos tuberosus Lam.
Stizolobium tuberosum (Lam.) Spreng.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

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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.