<p>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Convolvulaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m">https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Convolvulaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m</a>"&gt;Convolvulaceae&lt;/a&gt; (bindweed, or morning glory family) » <i>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Ipomoeabatatas&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m">https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Ipomoeabatatas&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;z=m</a>"&gt;Ipomoea batatas&lt;/a&gt;</i> (L.) Lam.
</p><p><b>ip-oh-MEE-a</b> or <b>eye-poh-MEE-a</b> -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud ... &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Ipomoea">http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Ipomoea</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Dave's Botanary&lt;/a&gt;
<b>bat-TAT-as</b> -- Latin form of Haitian name for sweet potato ... &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=batatas">http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=batatas</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Dave's Botanary&lt;/a&gt;
</p><p><b>commonly known as</b>: Brazilian arrowroot, sweet potato • <b>Assamese</b>: মিঠা আলু mitha alu • <b>Bengali</b>: মৌআলু mau alu, মিষ্টি আলু mishti alu, রাঙাআলু  rana alu, রাঙ্গা আলু ranga alu • <b>Dogri</b>: शकरकंदी shakarkandi • <b>Gujarati</b>: રક્તાળુ raktalu, રતાળુ ratalu, શક્કરીયાં shakkariyam • <b>Hindi</b>: मीठा आलू  mitha alu, शकरकन्द shakarkand • <b>Kannada</b>: ಗೆಣಸು ಗಡ್ಡೆ genasu gadde, ಸೀಗೆಣಸು seegenasu, ಸಿಹಿ ಗೆಣಸು sihi genasu • <b>Konkani</b>: ಚಿನಿಕಣಂಗ chinikananga, कणंग kananga • <b>Malayalam</b>: ചക്കരക്കിഴങ്ങ് cakkarakkilangu, ചീനക്കിഴങ്ങു chinakkilangu, മധുരക്കിഴങ്ങ് madhurakkilangu, മരക്കിഴങ്ങു marakkilangu, വള്ളിക്കിഴങ്ങു vallikkilangu • <b>Manipuri</b>: mangra • <b>Marathi</b>: रताळे ratale • <b>Mizo</b>: bahra thlum, kâwl ba-hra • <b>Nepali</b>: चाकुहि chakuhi, कन्दमूल kandamula, सख्खर खण्ड sakkhar khand • <b>Odia</b>: କନ୍ଦମୂଳ kandamula, କିରି kiri, କିଟି kiti, ଶକର କନ୍ଦ shakara kanda • <b>Punjabi</b>: ਸ਼ਕਰਕੰਦੀ shakarkandi • <b>Sanskrit</b>: किरि kiri, किटि kiti, किटिमूलाभ kitimulabha, सूकरी sukari, वराही varahi, वृद्धिद vrddhida • <b>Santali</b>: sakarkenda • <b>Sindhi</b>: گجر لاهوريِ gajar lahorei • <b>Tamil</b>: சர்க்கரைவள்ளி carkkarai valli, சீனிக்கிழங்கு cini-k-kilanku, வற்றாளை varralai • <b>Tangkhul</b>: meiteipai • <b>Telugu</b>: చిలగడదుంప chilagadadumpa, గెణుసు గడ్డ genasu gadda, కంద గడ్డ kanda gadda, మోహనము mohanamu, తెల్ల దుంప thella dumpa • <b>Tulu</b>: ಕೆರೆಂಗ್ kerengu • <b>Urdu</b>: شکر کند shakar kand
</p><p><b>Distribution</b>: cultivated pantropically
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<b>References</b>: &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet">http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet</a> Potato.html" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Flowers of India&lt;/a&gt; • &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ipomoea+batatas">http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ipomoea+batatas</a>" rel="noreferrer nofollow"&gt;Useful Temperate Plants&lt;/a&gt;
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/91314344@N00">Dinesh Valke</a> from Thane, India
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/49109065877/">Madhurakkilangu (Malayalam: മധുരക്കിഴങ്ങ്)</a>