Batangas : singkamas

turnip, yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) Family: Leguminosae

Vernacular Names: singkamas

Parts utilized as vegetable and availability: enlarged roots

Cultivated/Foraged: planted

Market presence of vegetable:marketed

Habitat: mountain

Availability: wet season

Other uses: cure for scabies (galis)

Dishes:lumpia



Study site:
Brgy. Barigon, Agoncillo, Batangas


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