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Descriptor English:   Ipomoea batatas 
Descriptor Spanish:   Ipomoea batatas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ipomoea batatas 
Synonyms English:   Ipomoea batata
Potato, Sweet
Potatos, Sweet
Pseudo Yam
Pseudo Yams
Pseudo-Yam
Pseudo-Yams
Sweet Potato
Sweet Potatos
Yam, Pseudo
Yams, Pseudo
batatas, Ipomoea  
Tree Number:   B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.238.500.500
Definition English:   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). 
See Related English:   Dioscorea
 
History Note English:   2002; use Solanaceae 1998-2001 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry CL classification
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GE genetics GD growth & development
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PH physiology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   35765 
Unique Identifier:   D027723 

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