"Ipomoea batatas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant species of the genus IPOMOEA, family CONVOLVULACEAE. Some cultivars are sweet and edible whereas bitter varieties are a source of SAPONINS. This sweet potato is sometimes referred to as a yam (DIOSCOREA).
| Descriptor ID |
D027723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.238.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Sweet Potato- Sweet Potato
- Potato, Sweet
- Potatos, Sweet
- Sweet Potatos
- Yam, Pseudo
- Pseudo Yams
- Yams, Pseudo
- Pseudo-Yam
- Pseudo Yam
- Pseudo-Yams
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IbMADS1 (Ipomoea batatas MADS-box 1 gene) is involved in tuberous root initiation in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Ann Bot. 2008 Jul; 102(1):57-67.