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Jicama

Calopogonium caeruleum (Benth.) Sauvalle

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Calopogonium caeruleum (Jicama) is a species of perennial herb in the family legumes. They are climbers. They are native to Mata Atlântica, Ceará, Tocantins, Amazônia, ParaíBa, Rio Grande Do Sul, Bahia, Paraná, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Distrito Federal, SãO Paulo, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Alagoas, Rio Grande Do Norte, Acre (Brazil), Santa Catarina, Maranhao, Roraima, Rio De Janeiro, Cerrado, Pernambuco, RondôNia, Piauí, Mato Grosso, Sergipe, GoiáS, Caatinga, Puerto Rico, and Pará. Flowers are visited by Black-chinned Hummingbird.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q477047

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3402362

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3474575

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2841453

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3393098

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451133

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3471168

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3455077

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463930

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457153

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3463504

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457415

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3408096

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3390290

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3665474

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3450387

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3395443

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3662560

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3451189

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q278512
Definition: tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392268

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3924825

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3392213

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3457419

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3447799

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3462372

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375816

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966

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URI: https://www.geonames.org/3393129

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EOL has data for 19 attributes, including:

cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Peru
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests
- Attribution: https://www.worldwildlife.org/biomes/tropical-and-subtropical-moist-broadleaf-forests
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invasive in
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/InvasiveRange
- Definition: Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
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The Hawaiian Islands
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/5855811
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Puerto Rico
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4566966
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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5.5
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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25 degrees celsius
plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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climber
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
- Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine
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produces
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0003000
- Definition: This organism produces this material or substance, either during its life or after death. A produces B if some process that occurs in A has output B.
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oxygen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_15379
- Definition: molecular oxygen, O2
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791
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used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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fodder
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03301293
- Definition: Feed for domesticated animals
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Jicama. View this species on GBIF

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