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.

Synonyms (alternative names) for Pachyrhizus erosus: Caracara erosa,  Caracara palmatiloba,  Dolichos bulbosus,  Dolichos erosus,  Dolichos palmatilobus,  Pachyrhizus angulatus,  Pachyrhizus bulbosus,  Pachyrhizus erosus var. palmat,  Pachyrhizus palmatilobus,  Pachyrhizus strigosus, 

Common names for Pachyrhizus erosus: (WHO tox Ib-II),  Bangkwang,  Jicama,  Mexikanische Kartoffel,  Sa Gord,  Singkamas (Tag.),  Yam Bean (tuber edible,fruit POISON),  Yam Bean Tuber Edible,Fruit Poison,  Yamsbohn, 

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