Jicama, also known as yam bean, is a round, fleshy taproot vegetable or bean family plant. In India and Bangladesh, this tuber is popular as 'shank aloo' or shankalu. Jicama (Scientific name: Pachyrhizus erosus) is a perennial vine, growing vigorously under semitropical and tropical climates. Tehatta, Nadia, West Bengal, India.

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