How to grow Yam Bean

Pachyrhizus ahipa

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How long does Yam Bean take to grow?

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Yam Bean Folklore & Trivia

Apart from the edible root this plant also produces seeds that are comparable to lima beans and are sometimes eaten, when young, in places where the jicama is native.¹

Other names for Yam Bean

Jicama

Pachyrhizus ahipa (Wedd.) L. Parodi

Footnotes

¹ wikipedia.org