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  • COMMON NAME: Sweet potato
  • ARABIC: فندال – البطاطا الحلوة
  • BOTANICAL NAME: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
  • SYNONYMS: Batatas edulis
  • FAMILY: CONVOLVULACEAE
  • KIND: Introduced
  • EMIRATE: Abu-Dhabi , Dubai , Sharjah , Ras-Al-Khaimah , Fujairah
  • CATEGORIES: Medicinal (M) Fruits (F)
  • GROWTH FORMS: Herbs
  • HABITATS: Terrace Terrace (Silt) Slope (Rocky) Slope (Stony) Sandy
  • TYPES: Biennial
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Prevention of heart attacks and respiratory diseases. Vitamin C is a source of bone and tooth formation. Iron works on red and white blood cell production, stress resistance, proper immune function, and protein metabolism. Vitamin B6 is a source of amino acid breakdown and contributes to the hardening of blood vessels and arteries. Its fruit is large, starchy, sweet in taste.

The plant is bearing alternate heart-shaped or palmately lobed leaves and medium-sized sympetalous flowers. The stems are usually crawling on the ground and form adventitious roots at the nodes. The leaves are screwed along the stems.The leaf stalk is 5 to 20 inches long.

large range of different environments that this plant can flourish in.
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