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Tuber anniae: W.Colgan & Trappe [1] 1997 United States Pacific Northwest Tuber arenaria: Moris: 1829 Tuber argenteum: Gilkey: 1916 Tuber argentinum: Speg. 1909 Tuber asa-foetida: Lesp. 1889 Tuber atrorubens Tul. 1851 Tuber australe: Speg. 1880 Tuber bellisporum: G.Bonito & Trappe [2] 2010 Tuber belonei: Quél. 1888 Tuber berkeleyanum Tul. 1851 ...
Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama (/ ˈ h ɪ k ə m ə / or / dʒ ɪ ˈ k ɑː m ə /; [1] Spanish jícama ⓘ; from Nahuatl xīcamatl, [ʃiːˈkamatɬ]) or Mexican turnip, is a native Mesoamerican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root.
Pages in category "Tubers" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Tuber; A. Anredera cordifolia; C.
Starchy root vegetables are of particular economic importance as staple foods, especially in tropical regions. They overshadow cereals throughout much of Central and West Africa , as well as Oceania , in these areas being used directly or mashed to make foods such as fufu or poi .
When a leaf dies, the tuber becomes dormant for about four months. Then the plant produces another leaf, and repeats the cycle of supplying food to the tuber. This may continue for up to around seven years. [4] [6] The tuber is the largest of any known flowering plant; [7] it may weigh more than 90 kg (200 lb). [5] [6]
Internally, a tuber is filled with starch stored in enlarged parenchyma-like cells. The inside of a tuber has the typical cell structures of any stem, including a pith, vascular zones, and a cortex. [citation needed] The tuber is produced in one growing season and used to perennate the plant and as a means of propagation. When fall comes, the ...
Tuber is a genus in the fungal family Tuberaceae, with estimated molecular dating to the end of the Jurassic period (156 Mya). [2] It includes several species of truffles that are highly valued as delicacies.
Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix) is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family (), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands.