Review Article
Roots and Tuber Crops as Functional Foods: A Review on Phytochemical Constituents and Their Potential Health Benefits
Table 2
Different types of tuber crops commonly consumed in world.
| | Botanical name | Family | Common name |
| Potatoes | Solanum tuberosum | Solanaceae | |
| Country potato Hausa potato | Solenostemon rotundifolius | Lamiaceae (mint family) | Innala, ratala (Sri Lanka) |
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Cannas | Canna edulis | Cannaceae | Buthsarana (Sri Lanka) |
| | Maranta arundinacea L. | Marantaceae | Arrow root Hulankeeriya (Sri Lanka) Aru aru, arawak (India) |
| Taro | Xanthosoma sagittifolium | Araceae | Kiriala (Sri Lanka) Keladi (Malaysia) Phueak (Thailand) Khoai mon (Vietnam) Sato-imo (Japan) |
| Yam | Dioscorea alata | Dioscoreaceae | Purple yam; greater yam Guyana; water yam Winged yam Raja ala (Sri Lanka) Ube (Philippines) |
| Sweet potatoes | Ipomoea batatas | Convolvulaceae | Camote; batata Shakarkand |
| Cassava | Manihot esculenta | Euphorbiaceae | Yuxco; mogo; manioc mandioca; kamoteng kahoy |
| Elephant foot yam | Amorphophallus paeoniifolius | Araceae | White pot giant arum; stink lily |
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