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Ethiopian potato

(Plectranthus punctatus lanatus)

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Description

Plectranthus edulis, the Ethiopian potato, known as Welayta dinich in Amharic, is a species of annual plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is indigenous to Ethiopia, where it is grown for its edible tubers. The tubers are cooked before they are eaten.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Genus:Plectranthus
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