Colombia

• West Indies to northern South America
• Tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
• Tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute

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n. tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia [syn: Bomarea salsilla ] tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato ...