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.

General Uses: The plant contains rotenone, the active ingredient in the insecticide 'derris', and it has the potential to be used as an insecticide[200]. Derris is a relatively safe insecticide in that it does not affect warm-blooded animals and also breaks down into harmless substances with 24 hours of being used. It does, however, kill some beneficial insects and is also toxic to fish and amphibians[K].

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