Potato Bean
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Scientific name | Apios americana |
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Higher classification | Apios |
Order | Fabales |
Rank | Species |
Family | Fabaceae |
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ID | 2246585 |
About Potato Bean
Apios americana, sometimes called the potato bean, hopniss, Indian potato, hodoimo, America-hodoimo, cinnamon vine, American groundnut, or groundnut is a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers. Its vine can grow to 1–6 m long, with pinnate leaves 8–15 cm long with 5–7 leaflets.