Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Central America, South America
Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Fruit Tree
Number of Varieties
-2
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-159-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm457.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm243.84 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Wind
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
Malpighia emarginata
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
Acerola Tree
In German
Yambohne
Acerola Baum
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Acerola Arbre
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Árbol de acerola
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
Acerola Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Árvore acerola
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Acerola Drzewo
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Acerola ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
-
Class
Eudicotyledones
-
Order
Fabales
Malpighiales
Family
Fabaceae
Malpighiaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Malpighia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
100-
1
27800
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