FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
PACHYRHIZUS TUBEROSUS, POTATO BEAN
Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II. Albany, J.B Lyon Company, State Printers. [References Available]
is a plant of the West Indies. The plant has large, tuberous roots, which, as well as the seeds, serve as food. it is called yalai by the people of New Caledonia, and the roots are roasted and eaten.
