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Apios fortunei, commonly known as Hodo, Hodoimo, groundnut, or potatobean, is a tuber-forming member of the Bean family. It is a native plant of Eastern China and Japan. It is one of three species in the genus Apios that are known to produce edible tubers, although it has generally been considered an emergency, or famine food or medicinal plant. A study done on the chemical composition of the tubers found that starch was the predominate carbohydrate, although smaller amounts of sucrose and glucose were found and almost no fructose was found. In the wild, Apios fortunei is often found near brooks. Apios fortunei is a perennial climbing vine. The leaves are pinnate with 3-7 leaflets and are ovate or lanceolate in shape, 3–7 cm long. Flowers have been variously described as whitish-green,…

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