Organisms

Pachyrhizus

A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. Some Pachyrhizus have been reclassified to PUERARIA. Do not confuse with yam (IPOMOEA; or DIOSCOREA) or African yam bean (SPHENOSTYLIS).

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. Some Pachyrhizus have been reclassified to PUERARIA. Do not confuse with yam (IPOMOEA; or DIOSCOREA) or African yam bean (SPHENOSTYLIS).

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Bean, Yam
  • Jicama
  • Pachyrhizus erosus
  • Pachyrhizus tuberosus
  • Beans, Yam
  • Jicamas
  • Yam Bean
  • Yam Beans

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

PACHYRHIZUS THUNBERGIANUS see PUERARIA; YAM see DIOSCOREA; YAM BEAN, AFRICAN see SPHENOSTYLIS; PSEUDO-YAM see IPOMOEA BATATAS

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History Note

2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.401w.611w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pachyrhizus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029905. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029905
  2. Pachyrhizus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachyrhizus
  3. Pachyrhizus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1361402