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Ethnobotanical notes on “Yacon,”polymnia sonchifolia (Asteraceae)

Notas etnobotanicas del “yacon,” Polymnia sonchifolia (Asteraceae)

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Attention is directed to the latent possibilities of Polymnia sonchifolia (Asteraceae), long cultivated in the Andean cloud forest for its tuberous, inulin-reserving roots.

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Se llama la atencidn sobre las posibilidades latentes de Polymnia sonchifolia (Asteraceae), que desde hace tiempo se la cultiva en el bosque nublado andino por sus raices tuberosas que reservan inulina.

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Zardini, E. Ethnobotanical notes on “Yacon,”polymnia sonchifolia (Asteraceae). Econ Bot 45, 72–85 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860051

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