Pachyrrhizus ahipa Ahipa (Leguminosae)

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Pachyrrhizus ahipa
Ahipa
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The Pachyrrhizus ahipa plant species is found in S. America. It is a member of the Leguminosae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Ahipa. Some home gardeners know the variety as Dolichos ahipa.

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Latin Name:  Pachyrrhizus ahipa
Common Name:  Ahipa
Family:  Leguminosae
Author:  (Weddell)Parodi.

Known Hazards:  The seed and green parts of the plant contain an insecticide (probably rotenone) and might be poisonous to people[196].

Mature Height:  0.5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Not known in a truly wild situation.

Edible Uses: Root - raw or cooked[2]. Thirst quenching and nutritious with an easily digested starch[196]. The root is slow to discolour and remains crisp after slicing so it is often used in green and in fruit salads[196]. Young seed pods - cooked and used like French beans[1, 46, 61]. The pods must be thoroughly cooked in order to remove the toxic principle rotenone[200]. It is thought that some varieties might be free of rotenone and their mature seeds could therefore be used as a protein crop[196].

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