Difference between revisions of "Root vegetable"
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*** ''[[Curcuma longa]]'' ([[turmeric]]) | *** ''[[Curcuma longa]]'' ([[turmeric]]) | ||
*** ''[[Panax ginseng]]'' ([[ginseng]]) | *** ''[[Panax ginseng]]'' ([[ginseng]]) | ||
| − | *** ''[[Arthropodium]]'' spp. (rengarenga, vanilla lily, and others) | + | *** ''[[Arthropodium]]'' spp. ([[rengarenga]], [[vanilla lily]], and others) |
| − | *** ''[[Canna (plant)|Canna]]'' spp. (canna) | + | *** ''[[Canna (plant)|Canna]]'' spp. ([[canna]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Cordyline fruticosa]]'' (ti) | + | *** ''[[Cordyline fruticosa]]'' ([[ti]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Maranta arundinacea]]'' (arrowroot) | + | *** ''[[Maranta arundinacea]]'' ([[arrowroot]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]'' (lotus root) | + | *** ''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]'' ([[lotus root]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Typha]]'' spp. (cattail or bulrush) | + | *** ''[[Typha]]'' spp. ([[cattail]] or [[bulrush]]) |
** [[Tuber]] | ** [[Tuber]] | ||
| − | *** ''[[Apios americana]]'' (hog potato or groundnut) | + | *** ''[[Apios americana]]'' ([[hog potato]] or [[groundnut]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Cyperus esculentus]]'' (tigernut or chufa) | + | *** ''[[Cyperus esculentus]]'' ([[tigernut]] or [[chufa]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Dioscorea]]'' spp. ([[ | + | *** ''[[Dioscorea]]'' spp. ([[yams]], [[ube]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Hemerocallis]]'' spp. (daylily) | + | *** ''[[Hemerocallis]]'' spp. ([[daylily]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Helianthus tuberosus]]'' (jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke) | + | *** ''[[Helianthus tuberosus]]'' ([[jerusalem artichoke]] or [[sunchoke]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Lathyrus tuberosus]]'' (earthnut pea) | + | *** ''[[Lathyrus tuberosus]]'' ([[earthnut pea]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Oxalis tuberosa]]'' (oca or New Zealand yam) | + | *** ''[[Oxalis tuberosa]]'' ([[oca]] or [[New Zealand yam]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Solanum tuberosum]]'' (potato) | + | *** ''[[Solanum tuberosum]]'' ([[potato]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Plectranthus edulis]]'' and ''[[Plectranthus | + | *** ''[[Plectranthus edulis]]'' and ''[[Plectranthus esculentus]]''. ([[kembili]], [[dazo]], and others) |
| − | *** ''[[Stachys affinis]]'' (Chinese artichoke or crosne) | + | *** ''[[Stachys affinis]]'' ([[Chinese artichoke]] or [[crosne]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Tropaeolum tuberosum]]'' (mashua or añu) | + | *** ''[[Tropaeolum tuberosum]]'' ([[mashua]] or [[añu]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Ullucus tuberosus]]'' (ulluco) | + | *** ''[[Ullucus tuberosus]]'' ([[ulluco]]) |
* Other | * Other | ||
** [[Bulb]] | ** [[Bulb]] | ||
*** ''[[Allium]]'' spp. ([[garlic]], [[onion]], [[shallot]], et cetera) | *** ''[[Allium]]'' spp. ([[garlic]], [[onion]], [[shallot]], et cetera) | ||
| − | *** ''[[Camassia quamash]]'' (quamash) | + | *** ''[[Camassia quamash]]'' ([[quamash]]) |
| − | *** ''[[Lilium]]'' spp. (lilies) | + | *** ''[[Lilium]]'' spp. ([[lilies]]) |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:57, 10 March 2010
Root vegetables are underground plant parts used as vegetables. They are called root vegetables for lack of a better generic term, but include both true roots such as tuberous roots and taproots, as well as non-roots such as tubers, rhizomes, corms, and bulbs. Several types contain both taproot and hypocotyl tissue, and it may be difficult to distinguish the two.
Regardless of anatomical type, root vegetables are generally storage organs, enlarged to store energy in the form of carbohydrates. They differ in the concentration and the balance between sugars, starches, and other types of carbohydrate.
Of particular economic importance are those with a high carbohydrate concentration in the form of starch. These starchy root vegetables are important staple foods, particularly in tropical regions. They overshadow the cereals throughout much of West Africa, Central Africa, and Oceania, where they are used directly or mashed to make foufou or poi.
List of root vegetables by anatomical type
- True root
- Taproot (some types may incorporate substantial hypocotyl tissue)
- Apium graveolens (celeriac)
- Arctium spp. (burdock or gobo)
- Arracacia xanthorrhiza (arracacha)
- Beta vulgaris (beet and mangelwurzel)
- Brassica spp. (rutabaga and turnip)
- Bunium persicum (black cumin)
- Daucus carota (carrot)
- Lepidium meyenii (maca)
- Pachyrhizus spp. (jicama and ahipa)
- Pastinaca sativa (parsnip)
- Petroselinum spp. (Hamburg parsley)
- Raphanus sativus (daikon and radish)
- Scorzonera hispanica (black salsify or Scorzonera)
- Sium sisarum (skirret)
- Tragopogon spp. (salsify)
- Tuberous root
- Taproot (some types may incorporate substantial hypocotyl tissue)
- Modified stem
- Corm
- Amorphophallus konjac (konjac)
- Colocasia esculenta (taro)
- Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut)
- Ensete spp. (enset)
- Erythronium spp. (katakuri)
- Sagittaria spp. (arrowhead or wapatoo)
- Xanthosoma spp. (malanga, cocoyam, tannia, and other names)
- Rhizome
- Zingiber officinale (ginger, galangal)
- Curcuma longa (turmeric)
- Panax ginseng (ginseng)
- Arthropodium spp. (rengarenga, vanilla lily, and others)
- Canna spp. (canna)
- Cordyline fruticosa (ti)
- Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot)
- Nelumbo nucifera (lotus root)
- Typha spp. (cattail or bulrush)
- Tuber
- Apios americana (hog potato or groundnut)
- Cyperus esculentus (tigernut or chufa)
- Dioscorea spp. (yams, ube)
- Hemerocallis spp. (daylily)
- Helianthus tuberosus (jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke)
- Lathyrus tuberosus (earthnut pea)
- Oxalis tuberosa (oca or New Zealand yam)
- Solanum tuberosum (potato)
- Plectranthus edulis and Plectranthus esculentus. (kembili, dazo, and others)
- Stachys affinis (Chinese artichoke or crosne)
- Tropaeolum tuberosum (mashua or añu)
- Ullucus tuberosus (ulluco)
- Corm
- Other
