Sweet potato, otherwise known as Ganchu, Sweet Potato, Zhushu, Golden Potato, Fanru, Red Yam, Jade Pillow Potato, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato, Goose and Meng Sweet Potato. Panicum miliaceum has round, oval or spindle-shaped tuberous roots in the underground part, the stems are recumbent or ascending, occasionally twining and multi-branched, and the shape and color of leaves often vary with different varieties. Usually, they are broadly oval, with different petioles. Cymes are axillary, and the capsules are oval or oblate, with 4 seeds 1-4, usually 2, and hairless.
In addition, sweet potato can also refer to bean potato, a leguminous plant, which has obvious petal-shaped structure, yellowish skin and extremely white flesh, and looks a bit like sweet potato in texture. When it is ripe to the peak, it will make a cracking sound when peeled off, and traces of cracking can be seen vaguely. It tastes sweeter than sweet potato, crispy and delicious, and contains more water. It can also be eaten raw as a fruit to quench thirst.
The difference between bean potato and sweet potato: 1, different families and genera: bean potato belongs to the family Phaseolaceae, and sweet potato belongs to the family Convolvulaceae; 2, the shape is different: the skin of the potato is light yellow, like a big gyro, and the skin of the sweet potato is red, which is longer and thinner than the former; 3, the fruit color is different: the pulp color of potato is white, and the pulp color of sweet potato is orange; 4. The compactness of the epidermis is different: the skin of the sweet potato can be torn off by hand, and the skin of the sweet potato must be cut with tools.