Concept information
Preferred term
Ipomoea batatas
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Potatos, Sweet
- Potato, Sweet
- Sweet Potato
- Sweet Potatos
Scope note
- A plant species of the genus IPOMOEA, family CONVOLVULACEAE. Some cultivars are sweet and edible whereas bitter varieties are a source of SAPONINS. This sweet potato is sometimes referred to as a yam (DIOSCOREA).
History note
- 2002; use Solanaceae 1998-2001
In other languages
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Finnish
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Ipomoea batatas
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D027723
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