Ullucus tuberosus aborigineus (Ullucus tuberosus aborigineus)
Description
L ' olluco , melloco , Ulluco , papalisa , papa lisa , steals , chugua , ulloco, folluco or olluma ( ullucus ) is a plant of the family of Basellaceae . It is primarily a vegetable grown as tuber food in Central America. After the potato and all together ' Goose , the Ulluco is the most widely grown tuber in the region of the Andes , and in general of fresh tropical and equatorial zones, and the hills and mountains of Central America. Its economic importance in such areas is remarkable. It is locally known with the names Melloco in Ecuador , olluco in Peru , Chugua in Colombia and Steal in Venezuela. Generally it is said in Latin America Papa lisa . The plant is a herbaceous climbing of discrete size (up to a length of two or three meters), the leaves are heart-shaped and are edible cooked like spinach , the tubers are instead cucinabili such as potatoes. The difference compared to the potatoes is that, as well as also happens with the Jicama , the pulp remains compact and crisp even with prolonged cooking.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Basellaceae
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Genus: Ullucus
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