Root Vegetables

Manihot esculenta:Yuca, Cassava, Manioc ,macaxeira, mandioca, kappa kizhangu, aipim

Native of South and Central America. Widely naturalized.

Colocasia esculenta:Taro
Native of South India and South Asia. Widely naturalized.

Ipomoea batatas:

Sweet potato

Nahuatl: Camotli. Taíno: Batata, Quechua: Cumar

Native of Tropical Americas. Widely naturalized.

Dioscorea:

Yams 

Varieties native of Asia, Africa, South America.

Oxalis tuberosa:

Oca

Solanum Tuberosum:Potatoes, Quechua: Papa