sweet potato

Ipomoea batatas

Summary 2

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and does not belong to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, but both families belong to the same taxonomic order, the Solanales.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Victor Afonso, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/22616175@N08/2173378122
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_batatas

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