Approximately 6 seeds per gram
seed-counts are only a guide, not to be used for accurate calculations.
B and T World Seeds' reference number:
30825
USDA average, annual, minimum temperature
Zone:10
Type of plant -
perennial climber
Flower:
PURPLE to WHITE,in axil.clusts
Fruit:
legume to 15cm. long, POISONOUS, also seeds
Foliage:
to 19cm,trifol. (yam to 10kg.)
Height in meters: 4.5
Parts of
Pachyrhizus erosus
are considered
toxic.
Common names for Pachyrhizus erosus:
Pachyrhizus erosus
is included in the following B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories:
34: Oriental Herb and Vegetable Seed List
39: Climbing Plant Seeds
54: Ecuadorean Native and Introduced Plants
62: Mexican Native and Introduced Plants
83: Vegetable Seed List
110: South American Native Plant Seed List
131: Toxic Plants
160: Salad Vegetable Seed List
185: Plant Species whose germination is improved by Smoke
191: Tropical Shrubs and Trees
389: Fabaceae
711: Leguminosae