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Pachyrhizus ferrugineus

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Piper) M. Sorensen

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Bolivia
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Martinique
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Trinidad & Tobago

Natural Habitats

• Forests
• riverine forest
• disturbed areas
• pasture

Flowering Times

• Jan-Apr (Nicaragua)

Fruiting Times

• Jan-Apr (Nicaragua)

Scandent or decumbent with pubescent leaflets to 80mm long. 550mm long many-flowered inflorescences with 10mm violet to blue-purple flowers, fruit to 130mm x 15mm.

Further References

• Rubatzky 1997
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS
• Standley