Ullucus

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Ullucus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ullucus (native name). Chenopodiaceae; Volkens in Engler's Pflanzenfamilien places this in Basellaceae. Fleshy perennial herbs, decumbent and climbing, grown in Peru and Chile for the tubers: rhizomes creeping, roots tuber-bearing: sts. angulate: lvs. alternate, thick, petioled, rotund-cordate: fls. hermaphrodite, in axillary, large, lax-fld. racemes, golden yellow; perianth rotate, 5-parted, tube very short; stamens 5; ovary minute: fr. ovoid, berry-like.—One species, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. U. tuberosus, Caldas. Ulluco or Olluco. Description same as generic. B.M. 4617. G.C. II. 23:216. H.F. 2:48. J.F. 3:221. The tubers, produced near the base of the plant underground, are much eaten in S. Amer. Sometimes the plant is cult. in northern countries, but only as a curiosity. It is prop. by the tubers, as are potatoes. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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