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Pachyrhizus
ferrugineus
(Piper) M. Sørensen
Published In:
Nordic Journal of Botany 8(2): 181. 1988. (
Nordic J. Bot.
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 11/2/2016)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 3/16/2017)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous, Shrub
TOXICITY: Toxicity:
Predicted
Toxic parts:
Seeds
Details: Toxicity:
Unprocessed seeds of the commonly used economic species of Pachyrhizus, P. erosus, are highly toxic to humans; seeds of related species ought to be suspected of similar toxicity.
References:
Roskov, J. L. Zarucchi, F.A. Bisby & Novoselova. (eds.) 2014. ILDIS World Database of Legumes (version 12, May 2014).