Apodanthera mandonii explained

Apodanthera mandonii, known as ckoto-ckoto, is grown for its edible tuber.^{[1] [2]} It is native to the Andes, ranging from Ecuador (Chimborazo Province) to Peru and Bolivia.

Notes and References

1. León, B., J. Roque, C. Ulloa Ulloa, N. C. A. Pitman, P. M. Jørgensen & A. Cano E. 2006 [2007]. El Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Perú. Revista Peruana de Biologia 13(núm. 2 especial): 1s–971s.
2. Macbride, J. F. 1937. Cucurbitaceae, Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(6/2): 321–383.