Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Jicama

Pachyrhizus erosus

Spanish: Jícama

Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus)
Photographed by daniel_brito on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Pachyrhizus erosus, commonly known as jícama or Mexican turnip, is a native Mesoamerican vine, although the name jícama most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root. It is in the pea family (Fabaceae). Pachyrhizus tuberosus and Pachyrhizus ahipa are the other two cultivated species in the genus. The naming of this group of edible plants can sometimes be confusing, with much overlap of similar, or the same, common names. Most often recorded in Apr, Oct.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records606 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pachyrhizus-erosus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.