



This is an illustration of a sweet potato that has turned black due to the white milky substance 'Yarapin' that has solidified and oozed out from the cuts or wounds.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
< scientific name >
Ipomoea batatas
< common name >
sweet potato
< extra >
Plantae Category
< family >
Convolvulaceae
< genus >
Ipomoea
< species >
Ipomoea batatas
Origin
< place >
tropical regions of South America ( present-day Ecuador )













